Nursing Graduate Application: Cover Letter and CV for Hospital

This document presents a CV and cover letter written by a nursing student applying for a graduate nursing position at St Albans Health. The cover letter highlights the applicant's interest in the hospital, citing its location, diverse clinical settings, and values. The applicant details their educational background, clinical placement experiences in surgical, mental health, and rehabilitation wards, and skills such as wound management, medication administration, and patient education. They also mention experience as a PCA in aged and disability care, emphasizing soft skills and clinical reasoning abilities. The applicant expresses confidence in providing patient-centered care and includes contact information and a resume for review.

Running head: CV AND COVER LETTER
CV and cover letter
Name of the student:
Name of the university:
Author note:

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Name
Address:
Date:
Recipient name:
Recruitment officer
Address:
St Albans Health
The Hills Lecture Theatre,
Sunshine.
Respected Sir or mam,
The provision of nursing professional in your esteemed hospital has International me and I
would like to apply for the position. My educational background in the nursing study along with
my professional experiences has made me an accident candidate for this position.
There are various reasons behind my intentions to join your esteemed organization for this
graduating position. First and foremost, the location of your hospital is just 2 hours drive north
east from Melbourne which would be very easy for me to commute. Along with that, this
hospital has a wide variety of different disciplines for me to apply for inckuding suegical ward,
mental health ward and community which are my preferred sectors as per my previous placement
experiences. Along with that the “values of Integrity, Respect, Caring and Excellence” followed
in the hospital has connected with me on moral grounds as well which further encouraged me to

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apply for your graduate program. Lastly, in the graduate nursing program provided by this
hospital graduates like me are given opportunities to learn and consolidate in a range of clinical
settings with the support of a dedicated graduate team, preceptors, managers and clinical staff;
which wil be the excellent start for my career. Additional benefits including clinical support
nurse team, additional support from preceptors and clinical nurse educators, 2 different 6 month
clinical rotations, preference consideration after computer match, paid orientation, study days
and supernumerary days, will be a much appreciated added bonus for me.
I have enrolled a copy of my details resume along with this cover letter which will provide
you inside regarding the skills and competences that I have gathered from the placement
experiences I have been given an opportunity to attend during my nursing degree. In the last 2
years of my degree I have been given the opportunity to undergo 3 placement programs and
different Healthcare factors which has given me an opportunity to gather multidimensional
practice skills which will help me to search your hospital and the patients efficiently. My destiny
provides your clear inside that I have been a consistent performer all throughout my placement
programs and I have been able to coordinate with my fellow team members and my seniors in an
effective manner to provide optimal care to the patients. I have master various nursing skills such
as wound management, medication management, medication administration, intravenous
medication management, drug booming, and nursing soft skills such as patient education,
providing psychosocial support, and counseling support to the patients in need. Hence I am
capable of managing all different sectors of nursing care for patient and will not be disappointing
the nursing practice guidelines.
Along with that I would also like to inform here that I had been given the opportunity to
handle more than one patients. This has given me the ability to hone skills like time

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management, patient education, and managing the stress and anxiety of the patients. Along with
that I have also provided education and psycho support to the patients in need. I have had three
clinical placement programs in surgical ward, mental health ward and in rehabilitation program.
The experience that I have gained has helped me understand collaborative practice and team
working effectively. Along with that, I have learned different care skills such as patent
education, counseling anxious patients, medication management, IV administration, drug
booming, and much more which has enabled me to become an all-rounder as a graduating nurse.
I am currently working as a PCA in an aged care and disability care centre; I provide
disability support to the aged along with individuals suffering with a disability as well. The soft
skills and nursing strategies have helped me to build my resilience and clinical reasoning skills.
Based on my competence and experiences, I am confident that I can provide patient centred
compassionate care to the patients overcoming any challenge and prioritize the safety and
wellbeing of my patients over everything.
Hence I think I am a suitable candidate for this job position and I would like to hereby apply
for the position. I would be highly obliged if you could kindly consider my eligibility. My
resume is enclosed with the cover letter along with my personal contact details. And I would like
to follow up in person at the earliest,
Regards,