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Cover Letter for a Nurse: Sample and How to Write Yours

A sample cover letter for a nurse job, what makes it work, and how to write your own from your real experience.

Sample nurse cover letter

Sample letter written by CareerGenius. The person, the employers and every detail in it are fictional. Use it for structure and tone, and write yours from your own experience.

Dear Nurse Manager,

I'm applying for the Registered Nurse position on your medical-surgical unit at Lamna Healthcare. I've worked as an RN on a 30-bed med-surg unit at Tailspin Community Hospital for three years, caring for adult patients before and after surgery.

Your posting asks for strong patient assessment and patient education. On my unit I complete head-to-toe assessments each shift, update care plans with the charge nurse, and teach patients and families about new medications and wound care before discharge. I document in Epic and precept new graduate nurses during their orientation.

I'm drawn to Lamna because your unit works closely with case management on discharge planning, which is the part of nursing I want to grow in. I hold a current RN license in the state and BLS and ACLS certifications.

Thank you for considering my application. I would welcome the chance to talk about how I can support your team.

Sincerely, Alex Sample, RN

Why this letter works

  • It names the unit and the setting in the first lines, so the reader knows the experience matches.
  • It answers two things the posting asks for (assessment, education) with what the nurse does every shift.
  • Licenses and certifications are stated plainly, once.

How to write your nurse cover letter

  1. Name your unit type (med-surg, ICU, ED, telemetry) and patient population.
  2. Pick two requirements from the posting and show each with something you really do on shift.
  3. List your license and certifications as they are, with any that are pending marked as pending.
  4. Keep it under a page, and read it against the posting once more before you send it.

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