Critical Care Nurses

Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.

• Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
• Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.
• Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.
• Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems, such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
• Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data or identified needs.
• Compile and analyze data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.