Licensed Practical Nurse Resume Examples
An LPN resume should show your license first: licensed practical nurse, or licensed vocational nurse in California and Texas, with the state and your NCLEX-PN. Then show the setting and your load, such as a 30-resident medication pass in long-term care, and the skills employers screen for: medication administration, wound care, IV therapy where your state allows it, and directing aides as charge nurse.
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Sample resume
New graduate LPN resume example
For a newly licensed practical nurse whose experience is clinical rotations, plus CNA work before nursing school.
Ashley Turner
Licensed Practical Nurse · New Graduate
Professional Summary
Newly licensed practical nurse with clinical rotations in long-term care, rehab and a pediatric clinic, and three years as a CNA before nursing school. Comfortable with medication passes, wound care and admission data collection, and quick on PointClickCare.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Aug 2026Kentucky Board of Nursing
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Jan 2026American Heart Association
Clinical Experience
Student Practical Nurse, Clinical Rotations
Sep 2025 – Jun 2026Bluegrass Health and Rehab · Louisville, KY
Passed medications to 10-12 long-term care residents under an instructor, including insulin and tube feedings.
Performed dressing changes, ostomy care and catheter care and documented wound measurements.
Collected admission data and vital signs for new rehab patients and reported findings to the RN.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Jun 2022 – Aug 2025Bluegrass Health and Rehab · Louisville, KY
Cared for 10-12 residents per shift with bathing, dressing, transfers and vital signs.
Trained new aides on the mechanical lift and on charting in PointClickCare.
Picked up shifts on the memory care unit and learned redirection for residents living with dementia.
Education
Diploma, Practical Nursing
Jul 2025 – Jun 2026Falls City Technical College · Louisville, KY
Skills
Clinical
- Medication administration
- Wound and ostomy care
- Tube feedings
- Catheter care
- Vital signs and data collection
- Infection control
Systems
- PointClickCare
- eMAR
Ashley Turner
Licensed Practical Nurse · New Graduate
Louisville, KY · (502) 555-0148 · ashley.turner@email.com
Newly licensed practical nurse with clinical rotations in long-term care, rehab and a pediatric clinic, and three years as a CNA before nursing school. Comfortable with medication passes, wound care and admission data collection, and quick on PointClickCare.
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Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Aug 2026
Basic Life Support (BLS)
American Heart Association
Jan 2026
Clinical Experience
Student Practical Nurse, Clinical Rotations
Bluegrass Health and Rehab · Louisville, KY
Sep 2025 – Jun 2026
Passed medications to 10-12 long-term care residents under an instructor, including insulin and tube feedings.
Performed dressing changes, ostomy care and catheter care and documented wound measurements.
Collected admission data and vital signs for new rehab patients and reported findings to the RN.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Bluegrass Health and Rehab · Louisville, KY
Jun 2022 – Aug 2025
Cared for 10-12 residents per shift with bathing, dressing, transfers and vital signs.
Trained new aides on the mechanical lift and on charting in PointClickCare.
Picked up shifts on the memory care unit and learned redirection for residents living with dementia.
Education
Diploma, Practical Nursing
Falls City Technical College · Louisville, KY
Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
Skills
- Clinical: Medication administration, Wound and ostomy care, Tube feedings, Catheter care, Vital signs and data collection, Infection control
- Systems: PointClickCare, eMAR
Sample resume
Experienced LVN charge nurse resume example
For an LPN or LVN with years in long-term care or home health who runs a hall as charge nurse.
Ricardo Alvarez
Licensed Vocational Nurse · Long-Term Care Charge Nurse
Professional Summary
Licensed vocational nurse with nine years in long-term care and home health. Charge nurse on a 32-bed hall, running a 30-resident medication pass and directing four CNAs a shift. Trained in IV therapy and bilingual in English and Spanish.
Licenses and Certifications
Texas Board of Nursing
Bayou City Health Training
American Heart Association
Clinical Experience
Bayou Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation
Houston, TXRun the evening shift on a 32-bed hall: a 30-resident medication pass, treatments and four CNAs.
Send change-of-condition reports to physicians using SBAR and update families on the plan of care.
Keep the cart and narcotic count audit-ready; the hall had no medication-pass findings in the last two state surveys.
Start and maintain peripheral IVs for antibiotic and hydration orders under the facility's IV policy.
Gulf Coast Home Health
Houston, TXVisited 5-6 patients a day for wound care, injections, catheter changes and medication teaching.
Documented every visit the same day and reported changes to the RN case manager.
Taught family caregivers to manage dressings, feeding tubes and medication schedules.
Education
Harris Valley College
Houston, TXSkills
Clinical: Medication pass and eMAR, IV therapy, Wound care, Catheter and ostomy care, Change-of-condition reporting
Leadership: Charge nurse, CNA supervision, State survey readiness
Systems: PointClickCare, MatrixCare
Languages
English (Native) · Spanish (Fluent)
Ricardo Alvarez
Licensed Vocational Nurse · Long-Term Care Charge Nurse
Houston, TX · (713) 555-0166 · ricardo.alvarez@email.com
Licensed vocational nurse with nine years in long-term care and home health. Charge nurse on a 32-bed hall, running a 30-resident medication pass and directing four CNAs a shift. Trained in IV therapy and bilingual in English and Spanish.
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Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
Texas Board of Nursing
Jul 2017 – Jul 2027
IV Therapy Course and Competency Validation
Bayou City Health Training
Feb 2021
Basic Life Support (BLS)
American Heart Association
Mar 2025
Clinical Experience
Charge Nurse (LVN), Long-Term Care
Bayou Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation · Houston, TX
Mar 2020 – Present
Run the evening shift on a 32-bed hall: a 30-resident medication pass, treatments and four CNAs.
Send change-of-condition reports to physicians using SBAR and update families on the plan of care.
Keep the cart and narcotic count audit-ready; the hall had no medication-pass findings in the last two state surveys.
Start and maintain peripheral IVs for antibiotic and hydration orders under the facility's IV policy.
Home Health LVN
Gulf Coast Home Health · Houston, TX
Jul 2017 – Feb 2020
Visited 5-6 patients a day for wound care, injections, catheter changes and medication teaching.
Documented every visit the same day and reported changes to the RN case manager.
Taught family caregivers to manage dressings, feeding tubes and medication schedules.
Education
Certificate, Vocational Nursing
Harris Valley College · Houston, TX
Jan 2016 – May 2017
Skills
- Clinical: Medication pass and eMAR, IV therapy, Wound care, Catheter and ostomy care, Change-of-condition reporting
- Leadership: Charge nurse, CNA supervision, State survey readiness
- Systems: PointClickCare, MatrixCare
Languages
English (Native), Spanish (Fluent)
The people and employers in these samples are fictional. The licenses, tools and duties are the real ones employers ask for, so replace every detail with your own.
How to write a licensed practical nurse resume
- 1
List your license as 'Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)' or 'Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)', with the state and expiration date
- 2
Give your medication pass size and setting: how many residents or patients, and whether it was long-term care, rehab, a clinic or home health
- 3
Name procedures you perform on your own: wound care, tube feedings, catheter care, injections, and IV therapy if your state and employer allow it
- 4
Show supervision: charge duties and the number of CNAs you direct on a shift
- 5
Include the eMAR and charting system, such as PointClickCare, MatrixCare or Epic
Weak and strong licensed practical nurse bullet points
A duty says what the job was. A strong bullet says what you did, how much of it, and what changed.
The numbers in these examples are illustrative, not real results. Use your own, and only ones you can explain in an interview.
Passed medications
Completed a 30-resident medication pass twice a shift using eMAR, reconciling every controlled-substance count at shift change
Did wound care
Performed wound care and dressing changes for 8-10 residents a week, measuring each wound for the weekly wound review
Supervised aides
Directed four CNAs on a 32-bed hall as evening charge nurse, assigning residents and checking care was charted before shift change
More licensed practical nurse bullets to adapt
Each one follows action, task and result. Swap in your own numbers: an employer may ask about any of them.
The numbers in these examples are illustrative, not real results. Use your own, and only ones you can explain in an interview.
Administered oral, topical, inhaled and injectable medications and tube feedings to 28 residents, checking the five rights on every dose
Completed admission data collection, vital signs and medication reconciliation for new rehab patients, flagging discrepancies to the RN
Called physicians with change-of-condition reports using SBAR and updated families on the plan of care
Kept the medication cart and narcotic book audit-ready; the hall had no medication-pass findings in the state survey
Keywords employers use for licensed practical nurse roles
- LPN
- LVN
- NCLEX-PN
- Medication Administration
- Wound Care
- IV Therapy
- eMAR
- Long-Term Care
- Care Plans
- Charge Nurse
Templates for licensed practical nurse resumes
Single-column designs that applicant tracking systems read in order.
Licensed Practical Nurse resume questions
How do I write an LPN resume with no experience?
Lead with your license or your NCLEX-PN date, then your practical nursing program and its clinical rotations: the facilities, the units and the skills you performed, such as medication passes, wound care and data collection. Add CNA or caregiving work if you have it, because it shows you already know the routines of patient care.
What is the difference between an LPN and an LVN?
They are the same role. California and Texas call it licensed vocational nurse (LVN); other states use licensed practical nurse (LPN). Both pass the NCLEX-PN. Use the title your state issues, and mention the other in your summary if you are applying in more than one state.
Can LPNs start IVs?
It depends on the state and the employer. Some states allow LPNs to perform certain IV therapy tasks after extra training or certification, and others restrict them. If you hold an IV therapy certification, list it with your license, and only claim IV skills your state allows you to perform.
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