O*NET-SOC 29-1141.01

Acute Care Nurses

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.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 3 – Medium preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresPrevious work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required
Broad occupation in O*NETFalse (No)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Active Listening2.A.1.b4.007/2014
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a4.007/2014
Monitoring2.A.2.d4.007/2014
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a4.007/2014
Service Orientation2.B.1.f4.007/2014
Social Perceptiveness2.B.1.a4.007/2014

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.1207/2014
Problem Sensitivity1.A.1.b.34.1207/2014
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.44.007/2014
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.54.007/2014
Information Ordering1.A.1.b.64.007/2014
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.007/2014

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and other condition-stabilizing interventions.Core2807/2014
Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.Core2807/2014
Document data related to patients' care, including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.Core2807/2014
Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability.Core2807/2014
Administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.Core2807/2014

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Social5.8711/2023
Investigative5.4111/2023
Realistic4.0411/2023
Conventional3.4911/2023
Enterprising1.6211/2023
Artistic1.4811/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.