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Also called cardiac care unit registered nurse, cardiac icu registered nurse, cardiovascular intensive care unit registered nurse and certified critical care nurse.
$97,550
Median pay a year
3,379,720
People do this work
6
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Critical Care Nurse
1 certification
Summary
Critical care nurse providing specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units, evaluating vital signs, administering medications, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to develop treatment plans
Experience
Critical Care Nurse
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Evaluated patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs
Monitored patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock
Administered medications intravenously, by injection, orally, or through gastric tubes
Monitored patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems, such as imbalances
Collaborated with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans
Documented patients' medical histories and assessment findings in medical records
Set up and monitored medical equipment such as cardiac monitors and mechanical ventilators
Skills
Core Skills
Monitoring activities, Monitoring patient progress, Analyzing test data or images, Operating medical instruments, Recording medical histories, Monitoring nutrition activities, Testing heart or lung function, Examining medical instruments, Checking physical condition
Checking & Planning
Developing medical treatment plans
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Evaluated patients' vital signs and laboratory dataMonitored patients for changes in statusAdministered medications through various methodsMonitored patients' fluid intake and outputPrioritized nursing care for critically ill patientsConducted pulmonary assessments for respiratory issues
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Evaluated patients' vital signs and laboratory data to determine necessary emergency interventions
Administered medications through various methods, ensuring accurate delivery and patient safety.
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Evaluated patients' vital signs and laboratory data for faster response to critical changes in emergency situations
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Faster response to critical changesImproved patient outcomes and safetyReduced complications from delayed care
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Administered medications through various methods, ensuring accurate delivery and patient safety.
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Specialized in high-risk medicationsHandled emergency medication protocolsTrained others on medication administration
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Monitoring activities
Monitoring patient progress
Analyzing test data or images
Developing medical treatment plans
Operating medical instruments
Recording medical histories
Monitoring nutrition activities
Testing heart or lung function
Examining medical instruments
Checking physical condition
Examining property condition
Assessing social environments
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What a Critical Care Nurse does
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Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.
What it pays
How much does a Critical 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
cardiac care unit registered nurse, cardiac icu registered nurse, cardiovascular intensive care unit registered nurse, certified critical care nurse, coronary care unit registered nurse, critical care nurse practitioner, critical care nurse specialist, critical care registered nurse, CCRN, critical care unit nurse, critical care unit registered nurse, emergency room registered nurse.
More names for this work
icu nurse, intensive care registered nurse, intensive care unit critical care nurse practitioner, intensive care unit nurse, intensive care unit registered nurse, intensive care unit travel registered nurse, neonatal critical care nurse, neonatal intensive care nurse, neonatal intensive care unit registered nurse, neuro intensive care unit registered nurse, neurological intensive care unit registered nurse, neuroscience intensive care unit registered nurse, newborn intensive care unit registered nurse, nurse, pediatric critical care nurse, pediatric critical care nurse practitioner, pediatric intensive care registered nurse, pediatric intensive care unit registered nurse, progressive care nurse, progressive care unit registered nurse, registered nurse, staff nurse, step down nurse, step down registered nurse, telemetry nurse, trauma registered nurse, vascular nurse, ccn, ccu rn, cvicu rn, er rn, icu critical care np, icu rn, icu travel rn, intensive care rn, neuro icu rn, newborn icu rn, nicu rn, pcu rn, picu rn, step down rn, trauma rn.
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Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
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0904 Critical Care Nurse
66S Critical Care Nursing
0906 Emergency/Trauma Nurse
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This page is about the occupation Critical 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.