How do they match: Critical Care Nurses

  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Critical Care Nurse Specialist

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

  • Supervise and monitor unit nursing staff.
  • Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs.
  • Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, interdisciplinary health care team members, or community members.
  • Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, or pressure lines.

  • Supervise patient care personnel.