What do they do?
Provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Also known as:
Cardiac Interventional Care Nurse, Charge Nurse, Preceptor, Progressive Care Unit RN (Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse), Staff Nurse
No Data Available
-
0.9%
Change
Ranks #66 in job growth rate7,700Job Openings
Ranks #10 in net job growth
Search
Search
Looking for colleges that offer a specific major? Use the College Match Tool to find your best-matched schools and discover your estimated Net Price!
- Bachelor's degree (53%)
- Associate's degree (28%)
- Master's degree (11%)
- Some college, no degree (4%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (2%)
- High school diploma equivalent (1%)
- Less than high school diploma (<1%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare Acute Care Nurses
-
#1
-
Degrees Granted
155,019
-
Female Students
134,589
-
Male Students
20,430
-
Median Starting Salary
$57,500
-
-
#2
-
Degrees Granted
2,526
-
Female Students
2,222
-
Male Students
304
-
Median Starting Salary
$57,500
-
-
#3
-
Degrees Granted
1,581
-
Female Students
1,379
-
Male Students
202
-
Median Starting Salary
$57,500
-
-
#4
-
Degrees Granted
1,502
-
Female Students
1,283
-
Male Students
219
-
Median Starting Salary
$57,500
-
-
#5
-
Degrees Granted
970
-
Female Students
861
-
Male Students
109
-
Median Starting Salary
$57,500
-
People in this career often have these skills:
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
People in this career often know a lot about:
- Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
- Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
- Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
People in this career often have talent in:
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
- Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
People in this career often do these activities:
- Treat medical emergencies.
- Monitor patients following surgeries or other treatments.
- Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Diagnose medical conditions.
- Monitor patient conditions during treatments, procedures, or activities.
- Administer blood or other fluids intravenously.
- Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- Adjust prostheses or other assistive devices.
- Evaluate patient functioning, capabilities, or health.
- Prescribe medications.
- Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
- Collect biological specimens from patients.
- Communicate detailed medical information to patients or family members.
- Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
- Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use.
- Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
- Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Assess patient work, living, or social environments.
- Process healthcare paperwork.
- Train medical providers.
- Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
- Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
- Evaluate treatment options to guide medical decisions.
- Advise patients on healthcare system processes.
- Establish nursing policies or standards.
This page includes data from:
Career data: O*NET 28.3 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics
Videos: CareerOneStop, USDOL/ETA and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Join thousands of students and parents learning about finding the right college, admissions secrets, scholarships, financial aid, and more.
