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Acute Care Nurses

  • Health Science
Median Yearly Income
$85,887
Most Common Education Level
Associate degree
Projected Job Growth
+7.41%

What do Acute Care Nurses do?

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.


Career Interests Areas

  1. Social
  2. Investigative
  3. Realistic
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