A hospital's human resources department processes hundreds of nursing resumes per week. A good portion of these resumes are for nursing professions with a high percentage of qualified candidates. A potential candidate should think about ways to make their resume stand out from the rest of the pile. A practical nurse scans each nursing resume into a computerized database, queries the database based on keywords assigned by the nursing supervisor, and ensures each resume meets minimum requirements before submitting the resumes winners to the HR manager for further review. Resumes that do not reach the HR manager will receive a rejection notice, or most likely hear nothing at all. If the candidate's resume does not capture attention during these screenings, they will not be eligible to be interviewed for the position. Therefore, it is important to follow certain steps to create a competitive nursing resume. What is a CV? A resume (PDF), or marketing tool used to sell services, should convince potential employers to learn more about you through the interview process. . Hospital employers must believe that you have the skills necessary to do the job. A winning CV successfully conveys your professional experience and leaves no room for doubt or confuses the reader. A resume lists all prior (nursing jobs), (nursing programs), and other continuing education (nursing education) that the applicant has completed during their (nursing career). This includes all digital offerings (nursing schools) accredited (online LPN programs) or (online RN programs). These resumes must include intensive nursing experience (PDF), including treatment of critically ill patients, demonstrating overall competence while......middle of page......used resume based on all professional and academic achievements as described in the previous section. The first step is to gather all the information in a quiet, isolated workplace without distractions. Get a notepad, pens and pencils, a personal computer, or whatever suits your personal preferences to write an error-free nursing resume. Use a dictionary and thesaurus to use words accurately in a professional context. Completion is estimated to take several hours. Then, use worksheets or resume samples as a guide when writing the nursing resume. Start with the caption, objective, summary of qualifications and continue until you complete each bulleted statement. The final step includes refining by re-reading each section and condensing any existing text into a coherent, focused block of text that will convey all marketable skills to the reader..