How do they match: Acute Care Nurses

  • 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.

  • Treat wounds or superficial lacerations.
  • Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care teams to plan, manage, or assess patient treatments.
  • Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members.
  • Document data related to patients' care, including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
  • Refer patients for specialty consultations or treatments.
  • Set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices, such as colostomy or tracheotomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, gastrointestinal tubes, and central lines.

  • Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
  • Treat medical emergencies.
  • Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
  • Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
  • Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
  • Evaluate treatment options to guide medical decisions.
  • Monitor patient conditions during treatments, procedures, or activities.
  • Monitor patients following surgeries or other treatments.