Nurse postings tend to repeat the unit, the chart, and the tasks inside the shift: vital signs, medication administration, wound care, discharge planning, and the record system, often Epic or another EHR. License and course names such as RN license, BLS, and ACLS show up beside those tasks. Put a phrase on the resume only when it is work you did or a credential you hold.
The posting and the snippet below are fictional. Counts are the current output of the job description keyword extractor and the resume keyword matcher. The score is literal keyword overlap, not an ATS pass rate. The formula is in what an online ATS score actually measures.
Words that recur for this role
Common wording, not a list every hospital requires. Say where you charted, or name a credential you hold.
| Category | Phrase | How a bullet usually carries it |
|---|---|---|
| Responsibilities | Vital signs | Name the record where you entered them. |
| Responsibilities | Medication administration | Name the unit and the chart, such as Epic. |
| Responsibilities | Wound care | Name the care. Leave the phrase off if you did not do it. |
| Responsibilities | Discharge planning and patient education | Name what you explained before the patient left. |
| Responsibilities | Charting and patient assessment | Name the chart and when in the shift you wrote it. |
| Responsibilities | IV therapy and infection control | Name the procedure you followed. |
| Tools or systems | Epic and EHR | Use the name in the posting. The tool keeps Epic and EHR as two phrases. |
| Certifications | RN license, BLS, ACLS, HIPAA | Name a credential you hold. The tool does not verify a license. |
A fictional posting in the extractor
Fictional job description. This is not a real vacancy.
Registered Nurse, medical-surgical unit Provide bedside care and document vital signs, medication administration, and wound care in Epic. Explain discharge planning and patient education before a patient leaves. Monitor IV therapy and follow infection control procedures. Charting in the EHR includes a short patient assessment at the start of the shift. Required: an active RN license, BLS, and ACLS. Apply HIPAA while charting. Use clinical judgment during triage.
Top skills stops at 12: Medication administration, Discharge planning, Patient assessment, Patient education, Infection control, Clinical judgment, Registered nurse, Medical-surgical, Bedside care, Vital signs, Wound care, and IV therapy. Charting, RN license, Triage, HIPAA, ACLS, and BLS are in the dictionary and still off that panel, because shorter phrases lost the cut. Epic and EHR are off it too. Tools and software still lists Epic and EHR.
Soft skills and action verbs find no clear matches. Provide, Document, and Explain are not on the short verb list. The combined keyword list has 20 lines and still includes Charting, RN license, Triage, HIPAA, ACLS, BLS, Epic, and EHR. The required sentence stays on the required panel. Patient and Care are not added as extra fragments.
The same posting in the matcher
Fictional resume snippet. Not a real nurse.
Registered Nurse • Recorded vital signs and medication administration in Epic on a medical-surgical unit. • Explained discharge planning steps before a patient left the floor. • Skills: Epic, BLS, HIPAA, patient education.
Keyword overlap is 45. The note reads: 10 of 22 job-description keywords also appear in your resume. The matcher rounds 10 ÷ 22 × 100 to 45. It does not score the required sentence as its own keyword. The extractor keeps that sentence on the required panel.
Matched: Medication administration, Discharge planning, Patient education, Medical-surgical, Registered nurse, Vital signs, HIPAA, Epic, BLS, and Patient. Important skills found: the same list without Patient. Registered nurse matches the title. Patient matches “a patient left.”
Missing: Patient assessment, Clinical judgment, Infection control, Bedside care, IV therapy, RN license, Wound care, Charting, Triage, ACLS, EHR, and Care. EHR stays missing because the snippet says Epic. Epic does not satisfy EHR. Care is a repeated fragment.
Wound care, IV therapy, triage, ACLS, and an RN license are absent here. Leave them off unless your record has them. How to match a resume to a job description uses the same rule.
A before-and-after bullet
Fictional notes. Medical-surgical unit. Recorded vital signs and medication administration in Epic. Explained discharge steps. Holds BLS. No wound care or ACLS in the notes.
Before, fictional. “Took care of patients.”
After, fictional. “Recorded vital signs and medication administration in Epic on a medical-surgical unit.” Scope is the unit and the chart. There is no invented patient count. ACLS and wound care stay off the line.
Check a draft you actually wrote
Run the posting through the keyword extractor, then the original posting and your resume through the keyword matcher. The resume skills extractor lists phrases already on the resume. A certification name there is not proof the credential is current. The tools run in the browser. Pasted text is not sent to a server or an AI service.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers.
If the posting lists BLS and ACLS, should both go on my resume?
List the ones you hold, in the form you can explain. The fictional snippet includes BLS and leaves ACLS off. The tool does not check a license board.
Does a high overlap score mean I will get an interview?
No. A high score does not guarantee interviews. This fictional pair scores 45 because 10 of 22 extracted phrases overlap, including the word Patient. That is not an ATS pass rate.
Is the text I paste sent to a server or an AI service?
No. The keyword extractor, keyword matcher, and skills extractor process pasted text in your browser. It is not sent to a server or an AI service. The privacy policy says the same about the free tools.
Why is Epic matched and EHR missing?
The snippet says Epic. It never says EHR. The matcher does not treat one record system as the other. If you charted in an EHR and that word is true, you can use the posting’s word. If you only know Epic, keep Epic.