Description
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.
Interests
- Social
- Investigative
- Realistic
Work Values
- Relationships
- Support
- Achievement
Work Styles
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Tasks
- Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and other condition-stabilizing interventions.
- Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
- Document data related to patients' care, including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
- Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability.
- Administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
Work Activities
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Getting Information
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Detailed Work Activities
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Technology Skills
- Medical software
- Presentation software
- Electronic mail software
- Spreadsheet software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
Skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Service Orientation
Knowledge
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Psychology
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Nurse PractitionerCertifying Organization
National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified Gastroenterology Registered NurseCertifying Organization
American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Progressive Care Nursing (Adult)Certifying Organization
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified Professional in Healthcare QualityCertifying Organization
National Association for Healthcare Quality
Type
Core
Certificate name
Cardiac Medicine (Adult)Certifying Organization
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $62,350 |
| Median (50%) | $83,942 |
| High (90%) | $108,308 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 3,300,100 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 3,497,300 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 6%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 6%
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