Licensed Practical Nurse Resume Example

An effective licensed practical nurse resume names your active LPN or LVN license and BLS, then proves scope within it: medication passes per shift, the wound and ostomy care you deliver, and the resident or patient load you carry, often in long-term care or clinics. Quantify documentation accuracy and supervision of nursing assistants. Show you work cleanly under an RN's direction.

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Licensed Practical Nurse

(555) 010-0000 · you@example.com · City, ST · linkedin.com/in/your-name

Professional Summary

Detail-driven licensed practical nurse with five years in skilled-nursing and clinic settings, trusted with a 20-resident medication pass, complex wound care, and the daily supervision of certified nursing assistants under RN direction.

Experience

Licensed Practical Nurse — Cedar Ridge Skilled Nursing Facility

2022 – Present

City, ST

Deliver a scheduled and PRN medication pass for up to 20 long-term-care residents per shift, charting each administration in PointClickCare without missed doses.
Manage stage-two through stage-four pressure-injury wound care, completing measurements and dressing changes that contributed to a 19 percent drop in facility wound counts.
Direct and check the work of four certified nursing assistants per shift, balancing toileting, ADL, and vitals tasks across a 40-bed wing.
Run finger-stick glucose checks and sliding-scale insulin for a 12-resident diabetic cohort, escalating out-of-range values to the charge RN.
Caught and reported early sepsis indicators on three residents, prompting timely physician orders and avoided hospital transfers.
Maintained 24-hour report and incident documentation that passed two consecutive state survey reviews with no medication-related citations.

LPN, Outpatient — Family Health Clinic

2021 – 2022

City, ST

Roomed and triaged 30-plus patients daily, capturing vitals, medication reconciliation, and chief complaint in the clinic EHR.
Administered immunizations and allergy injections per protocol, logging lot numbers and observation times to standard.
Performed wound checks, suture removals, and ear lavage within LPN scope under the supervising provider.
Coordinated prior authorizations and referral paperwork that cut average specialist scheduling time by two business days.
Drew blood and ran point-of-care testing for roughly 35 patients a week, routing results to the provider for same-visit decisions.
Documented telephone-triage advice from provider standing orders, closing patient callbacks within the clinic's same-day target.

Education

Practical Nursing Diploma — Community Technical College

2020 – 2021

Certifications & Licenses

State LPN License · BLS · IV Certification

Skills

Medication administration · Wound and pressure-injury care · PointClickCare charting · CNA supervision · Glucose monitoring and insulin · Vital-sign assessment · Catheter and tube care · Immunization administration · Triage and rooming · Care-plan documentation · Infection-control compliance · Patient and family teaching

What to put on a licensed practical nurse resume

Core skills

Skill	Why it belongs on the resume
Medication administration	Run a large scheduled and PRN pass accurately within LPN scope and charting rules.
Wound and pressure-injury care	Stage, measure, and dress complex wounds following the facility protocol.
PointClickCare charting	Document MARs, treatment records, and 24-hour reports in the long-term-care EHR.
CNA supervision	Delegate ADL and vitals tasks to nursing assistants and verify completion.
Glucose monitoring and insulin	Perform finger sticks and sliding-scale insulin with escalation of out-of-range values.
Vital-sign assessment	Trend resident vitals and flag deterioration early to the charge nurse.
Catheter and tube care	Maintain Foley, G-tube, and ostomy sites and document output reliably.
Immunization administration	Give vaccines and injections per protocol with lot and observation logging.
Triage and rooming	Capture vitals, history, and chief complaint to ready patients for the provider.
Care-plan documentation	Update resident care plans and contribute to interdisciplinary review meetings.
Infection-control compliance	Apply isolation precautions that hold up under state survey inspection.
Patient and family teaching	Explain medications and self-care steps so residents and families follow them.

What recruiters and ATS filters expect on a licensed practical nurse resume.

Licenses & certifications

List these near the top, exactly as a posting names them: State LPN License, BLS, IV Certification. Never invent a credential or an expiration you cannot back up.

ATS keywords

ATS keyword	ATS keyword
LPN license	LVN
BLS	medication administration
long-term care	wound care
PointClickCare	skilled nursing
CNA supervision	vital signs
insulin administration	triage
MAR	practical nursing

Terms an applicant-tracking system scans for — work them in naturally where they are true of your experience.

Three bullets that work — and why

Deliver a scheduled and PRN medication pass for up to 20 long-term-care residents per shift, charting each administration in PointClickCare without missed doses.
Why it works: Quantifies the core LPN duty with the resident count and the EHR, then proves accuracy, the metric facilities care about most.
Caught and reported early sepsis indicators on three residents, prompting timely physician orders and avoided hospital transfers.
Why it works: Shows clinical judgment inside LPN scope and a concrete saved-transfer outcome that reduces facility cost and risk.
Maintained 24-hour report and incident documentation that passed two consecutive state survey reviews with no medication-related citations.
Why it works: Survey readiness is a top hiring concern in skilled nursing, and a clean-citation record is exactly the proof a DON wants.

Tailoring it in three steps

State your license type by state convention
Use LPN or LVN to match how your state titles the license, and name the issuing state so the parser reads it correctly.
Match the setting
If the posting is long-term care, lead with resident counts and MAR volume; if it is a clinic, lead with rooming and triage numbers.
Show your scope ceiling
Name the procedures you perform within LPN scope, like wound care or IV certification, so the employer sees where you operate independently.

FAQ

Is it LPN or LVN on my resume?

Use whichever your state issues. Most states license a licensed practical nurse, while Texas and California use licensed vocational nurse. Match your wording to your actual license and name the issuing state.

How do I show my scope of practice as an LPN?

List the tasks you perform within LPN scope, such as medication passes, wound care, and glucose management, and note that you work under RN or physician direction. That tells employers exactly what you can do independently.

What charting systems should an LPN list?

Name the EHR you actually use. PointClickCare and MatrixCare dominate skilled nursing, while clinics often run Epic or athenahealth. Listing the right system signals a shorter onboarding for the hiring facility.

Should an LPN resume mention supervising CNAs?

Yes, when it is true. Delegating to and verifying the work of certified nursing assistants shows leadership inside your scope, which matters for charge-LPN and skilled-nursing roles.

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