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Also called admission nurse, admission nurse coordinator, cardiac interventional care nurse and cardiovascular icu nurse.
$97,550
Median pay a year
3,379,720
People do this work
6
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Acute Care Nurse
1 certification
Summary
Acute Care Nurse providing advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions, performing emergency procedures and monitoring invasive equipment while assessing health conditions and documenting treatment data
Experience
Acute Care Nurse
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Discussed illnesses and treatments with patients and family members
Diagnosed acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability
Performed emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
Assessed urgent and emergent health conditions, using both physiologically and technologically derived data
Set up, operated, or monitored invasive equipment and devices, such as mechanical ventilators and central lines
Documented data related to patients' care, including assessment results and treatment changes
Administered blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions
Skills
Analyzing test data or images, Diagnosing medical conditions, Monitoring patient progress, Monitoring post-surgery patients, Monitoring activities, Assessing social environments, Evaluating health, Evaluating treatment options, Analyzing patient data, Maintaining medical knowledge
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Discussed illnesses and treatments with patientsDiagnosed acute or chronic health conditionsPerformed emergency medical procedures and interventionsAssessed urgent health conditions using dataDocumented patient care data and treatment changesAdministered blood transfusions and monitored reactions
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Discussed illnesses and treatment options with patients and their families to ensure understanding and compliance
Performed emergency medical procedures and interventions to stabilize patients in critical conditions
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Show what improved in patient care after these discussions
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Discussed illnesses and treatment options with patients and their families, leading to closer adherence to treatment plans.
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Patients followed treatment plans more closelyFewer misunderstandings about medicationsIncreased patient satisfaction scores
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Mention if you were trusted to lead any emergency situations
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Performed emergency medical procedures and interventions to stabilize patients in critical conditions
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Led a team during a critical care eventTrained new staff on emergency protocolsManaged multiple emergencies at once
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Analyzing test data or images
Diagnosing medical conditions
Monitoring patient progress
Monitoring post-surgery patients
Monitoring activities
Assessing social environments
Evaluating health
Evaluating treatment options
Analyzing patient data
Maintaining medical knowledge
Collecting specimens from patients
Preparing medical supplies
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What an Acute Care Nurse does
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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.
What it pays
How much does an Acute Care Nurse make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$80,330
Median
$97,550
75th percentile
$112,350
About 3,379,720 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$97,700
$109,480
$129,100
AL
$63,500
$77,080
$83,380
AR
$66,640
$78,940
$90,280
AZ
$81,810
$99,500
$108,580
CA
$122,440
$140,270
$173,170
CO
$84,590
$100,260
$108,930
CT
$86,120
$102,740
$121,840
DC
$85,850
$102,540
$127,800
DE
$85,900
$99,520
$111,720
FL
$78,660
$84,190
$101,180
GA
$79,090
$93,550
$106,330
HI
$101,200
$136,320
$144,140
IA
$68,290
$78,630
$85,940
ID
$80,900
$92,460
$102,320
IL
$80,020
$95,990
$105,960
IN
$78,750
$83,500
$100,410
KS
$73,300
$79,320
$94,700
KY
$75,670
$81,040
$97,200
LA
$69,040
$80,230
$93,600
MA
$87,460
$104,550
$136,110
MD
$83,740
$99,790
$107,340
ME
$79,890
$86,990
$101,460
MI
$82,080
$94,300
$103,450
MN
$88,940
$101,510
$114,760
MO
$76,050
$81,780
$98,560
MS
$64,930
$77,090
$84,500
MT
$80,210
$85,280
$100,800
NC
$78,770
$84,350
$102,040
ND
$69,620
$80,730
$93,080
NE
$79,240
$84,730
$99,640
NH
$82,880
$99,700
$108,400
NJ
$99,710
$106,500
$127,730
NM
$80,960
$94,340
$102,750
NV
$86,850
$103,670
$120,270
NY
$94,840
$109,440
$129,660
OH
$79,200
$82,510
$99,030
OK
$77,350
$82,920
$98,910
OR
$107,220
$129,010
$134,420
PA
$80,610
$96,430
$104,730
PR
$38,170
$39,880
$49,340
RI
$81,840
$100,640
$107,100
SC
$77,320
$82,360
$97,230
SD
$65,070
$78,060
$84,280
TN
$75,460
$81,500
$95,250
TX
$79,170
$95,970
$105,100
UT
$80,050
$84,600
$105,130
VA
$80,090
$93,600
$103,030
VT
$82,210
$97,460
$105,210
WA
$103,100
$124,200
$134,240
WI
$81,920
$95,530
$102,610
WV
$68,160
$80,130
$99,770
WY
$77,890
$83,760
$101,100
Other names
Other names for this job
admission nurse, admission nurse coordinator, cardiac interventional care nurse, cardiovascular icu nurse, cardiovascular intense care unit nurse, cardiovascular surgery acute care nurse practitioner, care transitions nurse, charge nurse, chronic condition nurse, day surgery unit nurse, dsu nurse, intensive care unit registered nurse.
More names for this work
intensive care unit travel registered nurse, medical surgical nurse, MSN, nurse, pediatric acute care unit nurse, post anesthesia care unit registered nurse, post anesthesia care unit travel registered nurse, postoperative registered nurse, preoperative registered nurse, progressive care registered nurse, progressive care unit registered nurse, screening unit registered nurse, staff nurse, step down registered nurse, telemetry registered nurse, vascular access registered nurse, cardiovascular surgery acnp, care transitions manager, icu rn, icu travel rn, pacu rn, pacu travel rn, pcu rn, post op rn, pre op rn, progressive care rn, screening unit rn, step down rn, telemetry rn, vascular access rn.
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This page is about the occupation Acute Care Nurses. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.