How do they match: Acute Care Nurses

  • Administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
  • Assist patients in organizing their health care system activities.
  • Adjust settings on patients' assistive devices, such as temporary pacemakers.
  • Perform administrative duties that facilitate admission, transfer, or discharge of patients.
  • Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in acute care.

  • Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
  • Administer blood or other fluids intravenously.
  • Adjust prostheses or other assistive devices.
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
  • Maintain medical or professional knowledge.