

Make sure your nursing cover letter is as flawless as your work ethic. The side effects? You’ll get more invitations to job interviews than you can handle.
Nursing is hard enough.
But before you even get to doing the hard stuff, you need to get that nursing job—and that's a whole complicated procedure of its own.
Unless you know a lot of right people in the right places.
But most of us don’t.
So… how do you stand out among hundreds of similarly qualified nurses all fighting for the same nursing job?
By crafting a memorable nursing cover letter.
This guide will show you a nurse cover letter example, plus the best tips on how to write a nursing cover letter step-by-step.
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Becky B. Freeman
ICU Nurse
3088 Main St
Langenburg, SK S0A 2A0
becky.freeman@eeemail.com
linkedin.com/in/beckyfreeman.3748
Langenburg, 03/03/2022
Ms. Mable K. Nixon
Talent Acquisition Manager
Langenburg City Hospital
4316 Long Castle Street
Langenburg, SK S0A 2A0
Dear Ms. Nixon,
Mr. Gillespie suggested I apply—he remembers how I single-handedly provided medical care to 10 ICU patients following a massive traffic accident in Battleford, and he believes I would provide the best possible urgent care to LCH’s patients.
You’re looking for an ICU nurse with outstanding communication and decision-making skills. That’s exactly what I showed over the course of my nursing career:
Langenburg City Hospital has an impressive reputation among patients and medical professionals alike, and I was not surprised when it received the Best ICU Award. It would be an honour to be a part of your accomplished medical team and leverage my skills to provide outstanding care to Langenburg’s growing population.
Could we schedule a call next week to discuss how I could contribute to your ICU team?
Sincerely,
Becky B. Freeman
becky.freeman@eeemail.com
linkedin.com/in/beckyfreeman.3748
Looks good? Well, you can have a nurse cover letter that’s as good as Ms. Freeman’s—or even better!
Just follow our step-by-step process for writing nursing cover letters.
We’ve broken the process of writing a nurse cover letter into 7 easy-to-follow steps. Just go along and you’ll have a top-notch cover letter in no time!
You know that medical professionals don’t have tons of spare time on their hands.
So make sure your cover letter is quick and easy to read. After all, you don’t want to give your future boss a headache caused by easily preventable eye strain!
Here are some quick cover letter formatting tips for your nurse cover letter:
Following these tips will instantly make your cover letter look super-professional and easy to read.
Before you get to the cover letter itself, you need to create a header. Fortunately, this is as straightforward as a paracetamol drip:
If you’re not sure who will be reading your cover letter, you can check the hospital’s website or just call them and ask who’s responsible for the hiring process. It’s always better to address your cover letter to a specific person.
After you've written your cover letter header, it's time to start the letter itself. Here's how:
The purpose of your first paragraph is to keep your future boss reading. Don't waste their attention on useless clichés.
Now that you've caught the reader's attention, start a new paragraph and prove why your unique personality and skillset make you the right person for this nursing position. Here's how:
You might be tempted to copy and paste the bullet points straight from your resume, but don't do it. No one wants to read the exact same thing twice!
There's a reason why you're applying for this particular job, right? And the reason is (hopefully) bigger than "I need money and these people just happened to have a job opening".
Here's how to explain why you want to work at this particular place:
Why spend so much time confessing your passion for a hospital? Well, no one wants to hire an employee who doesn't care about their job and who's just looking for a way to pay the bills while waiting for a better job opportunity.
Straightforward communication is crucial for success in the medical field. So show you can get your point across clearly and end your nurse cover letter with a powerful call to action:
Adding a call to action makes you sound confident and professional: you know what you’re worth and you’re eager to talk about the value you’ll bring to the team.
Now’s the time for a few final steps. But don’t worry, they’re as easy as applying a band-aid to a finger:
If you’ve been following our template, you’ve most probably come up with somewhere between 200–400 words. This is the optimal cover letter word count to aim for: short, concise, and to the point.
Now just pair your brand new cover letter with a matching resume, submit your job application and lean back.
If you’d like a more in-depth approach to cover letter writing, check out the full guide: How to Write a Cover Letter: Complete Guide with Examples
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Thanks for reading! What do you think of this sample nursing cover letter? Are there any tips you think are missing? Let us know in the comments below!
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