O*NET-SOC 29-1141.03

Critical Care Nurses

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

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 4 – Considerable preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresConsiderable skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
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
Monitoring2.A.2.d4.1208/2021
Active Listening2.A.1.b4.008/2021
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a4.008/2021
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a4.008/2021
Service Orientation2.B.1.f4.008/2021
Social Perceptiveness2.B.1.a4.008/2021

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.14.1208/2021
Problem Sensitivity1.A.1.b.34.1208/2021
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.44.008/2021
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.54.008/2021
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.008/2021
Speech Clarity1.A.4.b.54.008/2021

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
Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.Core2808/2021
Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.Core2708/2021
Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.Core2808/2021
Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems, such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.Core2808/2021
Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data or identified needs.Core2708/2021

Work interests

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

InterestScoreDate
Social5.511/2023
Investigative5.0711/2023
Realistic4.111/2023
Conventional3.9211/2023
Enterprising2.0711/2023
Artistic1.5811/2023

More occupations in preparation zone 4

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.