How do they match: Acute Care Nurses

  • Assess urgent and emergent health conditions, using both physiologically and technologically derived data.
  • Interpret information obtained from electrocardiograms (EKGs) or radiographs (x-rays).
  • Set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices, such as colostomy or tracheotomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, gastrointestinal tubes, and central lines.