CNA Resume Example
A CNA resume that puts registry status first, then adds ADL support, transfers and vital sign checks across a long-term care shift.
- Assist 10-12 residents with bathing, dressing, feeding and toileting each shift.
- Perform safe transfers and ambulation using gait belts and a Hoyer lift.
- Take vital signs and record intake and output for assigned residents.
- Reposition residents on schedule and report skin changes to the charge nurse.
- Support post-mortem care and family notification procedures when needed.
- Assisted 8-10 short-term rehab residents with ADLs and mobility exercises.
- Documented meal and fluid intake for residents on restricted diets.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment and restocked supply carts each shift.
The person, employers and dates are invented; the duties, tools and credentials are the ones this job really asks for.
- CNA
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Nurse Aide Registry
- State-Approved Training
- NNAAP
- ADLs
- Ambulation
- Transfers
- Hoyer lift
- Bathing
- Feeding Assistance
- Vital Signs
- Intake and Output
- Repositioning
- Incontinence Care
- Post-Mortem Care
- Long-Term Care
What holds up
- 01 / 05Credential exact and dated.The certification for the role, with year and state where relevant.
- 02 / 05Scope stated plainly.What you do independently versus assist — screeners check the line.
- 03 / 05Volume as numbers.Encounters, draws, studies or transports per shift.
- 04 / 05EHR named.Same-day documentation in a named system is a claim worth making.
- 05 / 05BLS current.Dated, always.
What does not
- 01 / 05"Compassionate" as the headline.Assumed; volume and accuracy persuade.
- 02 / 05Scope inflation.Claiming beyond the credential ends applications quietly.
- 03 / 05Undated certifications.Reads expired.
- 04 / 05Team metrics without your part.Unit numbers read as borrowed.
- 05 / 05One generic healthcare resume.Each credentialed role screens on its own noun.
FAQ
Questions about this CNA resume example
Short answers to what people ask before they send this resume.
Use this exampleHow long should a nursing resume be?
One page early in a career, two once you have several clinical settings behind you. Length is not the thing being judged — whether a reader can find your license, your setting and your patient load in the first screen is.
Where do licenses and certifications go?
Near the top, as their own section, with the certifying body and the year. A reader checking whether you can legally do the job should not have to reach page two.
Should I list every clinical rotation?
Only the ones relevant to the role you are applying for. Rotations matter most when you have little paid experience; once you do, they take space the reader would rather spend on your unit and load.