Critical Care Nurses
O*NET Code: 29-1141.03
Description
Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.
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💼 Also Known As
Cardio ICU RN (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse)CCU RN (Cardiac Care Unit Registered Nurse)CCU RN (Critical Care Unit Registered Nurse)Certified Critical Care NurseCritical Care Nurse (CCN)Critical Care Nurse PractitionerCritical Care Nurse SpecialistCritical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)Critical Care Unit NurseICU Critical Care NP (Intensive Care Unit Critical Care Nurse Practitioner)ICU Nurse (Intensive Care Unit Nurse)ICU Travel RN (Intensive Care Unit Travel Registered Nurse)Intensive Care Registered Nurse (Intensive Care RN)Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse (ICU RN)Neonatal Critical Care NurseNeonatal Intensive Care NurseNeuro ICU RN (Neuro Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse)Neuro ICU RN (Neurological Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse)Newborn ICU RN (Newborn Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse)NICU RN (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse)
⚡ Skills (20)
Monitoring4/100
Reading Comprehension4/100
Active Listening4/100
Speaking4/100
Critical Thinking4/100
Social Perceptiveness4/100
Service Orientation4/100
Active Learning4/100
Coordination4/100
Complex Problem Solving4/100
+ 10 more skills
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (27)
🔥Epic Systems
Medical software
🔥MEDITECH software
Medical software
🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft SharePoint
Document management software
🔥eClinicalWorks EHR software
Medical software
0Allscripts Professional EHR
Medical software
0American Association of Critical Care Nurses AACN Medicopeia
Information retrieval or search software
0Amkai AmkaiCharts
Medical software
0Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
Medical software
0Cerner Millennium
Medical software
0ChartWare EMR
Medical software
0GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
Medical software
0Google Drive
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
0MEDITECH Healthcare Information System HCIS
Medical software
0Medical software
Medical software
0Medscribbler Enterprise
Medical software
0MicroFour PracticeStudio.NET EMR
Medical software
0NextGen Healthcare Information Systems EMR
Medical software
0Oracle Taleo
Human resources software
0PEPID RN Critical Care RNCC
Information retrieval or search software
0SOAPware EMR
Medical software
0StatCom Patient Flow Logistics Enterprise Suite
Medical software
0SynaMed EMR
Medical software
0Texas Medical Software SpringCharts EMR
Medical software
0Web browser software
Internet browser software
0Word processing software
Word processing software
0e-MDs software
Medical software
🔄 Career Transition Paths
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📊 Skills Comparison
Critical Care Nurses → Clinical Nurse Specialists
Transition Difficulty: Easy (86% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (19)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Speaking
Current: 4Target: 4
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Reading Comprehension
Current: 4Target: 4
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Critical Thinking
Current: 4Target: 4
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Active Learning
Current: 4Target: 4
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Monitoring
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Social Perceptiveness
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Service Orientation
Current: 4Target: 4
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Judgment and Decision Making
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Active Listening
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Writing
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Coordination
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Complex Problem Solving
Current: 4Target: 4
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Learning Strategies
Current: 3Target: 4
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Persuasion
Current: 3Target: 4
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Time Management
Current: 3Target: 4
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