Health Sciences
Provide advanced nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.
Critical Care Nurses
Average
$58,000
ANNUAL
Entry Level
$41,000
ANNUAL
Mid Level
$59,500
ANNUAL
Expert Level
$78,000
ANNUAL
Critical Care Nurses
77,260
Projected job openings through 2028
Critical Care Nurses
Degree Recommendations
Critical Care Nurses
01
Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
02
Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.
03
Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, or pressure lines.
04
Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.
05
Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.
06
Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.
07
Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
08
Document patients' medical histories and assessment findings.
09
Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data or identified needs.
10
Compile and analyze data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.
11
Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
Critical Care Nurses
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Medicine and Dentistry
KNOWLEDGE
Psychology
KNOWLEDGE
Biology
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Service Orientation
SKILL
Reading Comprehension
SKILL
Speaking
SKILL
Critical Thinking
ABILITY
Oral Comprehension
ABILITY
Oral Expression
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity
ABILITY
Deductive Reasoning
ABILITY
Inductive Reasoning
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