Acute Care Nurses

01

Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and other condition-stabilizing interventions.

02

Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.

03

Document data related to patients' care, including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.

04

Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability.

05

Administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.

06

Assess urgent and emergent health conditions, using both physiologically and technologically derived data.

07

Assess the impact of illnesses or injuries on patients' health, function, growth, development, nutrition, sleep, rest, quality of life, or family, social and educational relationships.

08

Interpret information obtained from electrocardiograms (EKGs) or radiographs (x-rays).

09

Obtain specimens or samples for laboratory work.

10

Adjust settings on patients' assistive devices, such as temporary pacemakers.