Nurse CV Example & Writing Guide (Sri Lanka)
Nursing CVs need to be precise: hospitals in Sri Lanka and abroad (UK, Middle East, Maldives, Australia) check registration, clinical areas and certifications before anything else. Make your licence status, specialty and years of experience easy to find.
Example professional summary
Registered Nurse (SLNC) with 5 years of experience in medical-surgical and ICU care at a 400-bed private hospital in Colombo. Skilled in patient assessment, medication administration, and critical-care monitoring. BLS and ACLS certified. Preparing for overseas registration and seeking an ICU nursing role.
Two to four sentences: your title and experience, your strongest results, and the role you want next.
Example experience bullet points
- Provided care for up to 8 patients per shift in a 30-bed medical-surgical ward
- Monitored ventilated and post-operative patients in a 12-bed ICU
- Administered medications and IV therapy with zero medication errors recorded
- Trained 10 newly joined nurses on ward procedures and infection-control protocols
- Took part in a hospital-wide audit that improved hand-hygiene compliance from 70% to 95%
Numbers here are examples — use your own real results. Start each bullet with an action verb and show the outcome.
Key skills for a Nurse CV
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- IV therapy & cannulation
- Wound care
- ICU / critical care
- Infection control
- Electronic health records
- BLS / ACLS
- Patient & family education
- Teamwork in multidisciplinary care
Education & qualifications
List your nursing diploma or BSc in Nursing, with the institution and year, and your Sri Lanka Nursing Council registration. Add certifications like BLS, ACLS and PALS with expiry dates. For overseas jobs, include IELTS/OET scores and any foreign registration in progress (NMC, DHA, MOH, Prometric).
Tips for Sri Lankan job seekers
- Put your registration and licence numbers or status near the top.
- List every clinical area you've worked in — ICU, ER, theatre, paediatrics — with years in each.
- For Middle East and UK applications, state IELTS/OET scores and DataFlow or Prometric status.
- Mention bed numbers and patient ratios to show the pace you've worked at.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Forgetting certification expiry dates.
- Not stating the type of hospital or ward size.
- Leaving out English test scores when applying abroad.
Frequently asked questions
What do overseas hospitals look for in a Sri Lankan nurse CV?
Registration, years of experience in specific clinical areas, BLS/ACLS certification, English test scores, and progress on the destination country's licensing exam.
Should a nursing CV include a photo?
Middle East employers often expect one; UK and Australian employers usually don't. Vita lets you choose.
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