These are the ATS keywords, credentials, and software terms that recur across current er nurse job descriptions — organized so you can scan for what your resume is missing. Placement matters as much as presence: an ATS keyword buried in a skills list ranks lower than the same term used in context inside an experience bullet.

Title variants

  • ER Nurse
  • Emergency Nurse
  • ED Nurse
  • Emergency Room Nurse
  • A&E Nurse
  • Emergency Department Nurse
  • Trauma Nurse
  • Emergency RN
  • Staff Nurse Emergency
  • Emergency Care Nurse
  • Emergency Charge Nurse
  • Travel ER Nurse
  • Emergency Nurse Practitioner (distinct role)

Triage

  • ESI
  • Emergency Severity Index
  • Manchester Triage System
  • MTS
  • triage
  • rapid assessment
  • RAT model
  • door-to-triage
  • LWBS
  • triage nurse
  • Level 1
  • Level 2
  • Immediate
  • Very Urgent

Cardiac

  • 12-lead ECG
  • ECG interpretation
  • STEMI
  • ACS
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • LBBB
  • arrhythmia
  • VF
  • VT
  • SVT
  • AF
  • defibrillation
  • cardioversion
  • adenosine
  • amiodarone
  • ACLS
  • ALS
  • pericardiocentesis
  • telemetry
  • troponin
  • door-to-ECG
  • door-to-balloon
  • PCI

Stroke

  • stroke
  • NIHSS
  • tPA
  • alteplase
  • thrombolysis
  • door-to-needle
  • thrombectomy
  • FAST
  • BE-FAST
  • ischaemic stroke
  • haemorrhagic stroke
  • stroke activation

Trauma

  • trauma
  • TNCC
  • ATCN
  • primary survey
  • secondary survey
  • massive haemorrhage protocol
  • MHP
  • C-spine
  • C-collar
  • log roll
  • FAST ultrasound
  • eFAST
  • IO access
  • intraosseous
  • EZ-IO
  • tranexamic acid
  • TXA
  • Level I trauma
  • Level II trauma
  • trauma activation

Sepsis

  • sepsis
  • septic shock
  • Hour-1 Bundle
  • qSOFA
  • SOFA
  • NEWS2
  • lactate
  • blood cultures
  • broad-spectrum antibiotics
  • Surviving Sepsis Campaign
  • vasopressor
  • norepinephrine

Paediatric

  • paediatric
  • PALS
  • APLS
  • ENPC
  • CPEN
  • Broselow
  • paediatric resuscitation
  • paediatric emergency

Procedures

  • RSI
  • rapid sequence intubation
  • procedural sedation
  • PSA
  • intraosseous
  • IO
  • chest drain
  • needle thoracostomy
  • nasogastric tube
  • urinary catheter
  • ABG
  • arterial blood gas
  • capnography
  • ETCO₂

Certifications

  • CEN
  • TNCC
  • ACLS
  • PALS
  • APLS
  • ALS
  • ILS
  • BLS
  • ENPC
  • CPEN
  • NMC
  • ATCN

Systems

  • Epic
  • Cerner
  • MEDITECH
  • Allscripts
  • System C Medway
  • Trak
  • Nervecentre

Long-tail phrases

  • ER nurse resume
  • ER nurse cv
  • emergency nurse resume
  • emergency room nurse resume
  • ED nurse resume
  • how to write an emergency nurse resume
  • A&E nurse cv
  • emergency nurse cv examples
  • ER nurse resume 2026
  • travel ER nurse resume
  • CEN nurse resume

Pasting these terms into your resume verbatim without matching context can read as keyword stuffing to a human reviewer, even if it passes the ATS. The full Er Nurse resume guide shows where each category belongs and how to work it into real experience bullets.