Healthcare & Public Safety

Acute Care Nurses

Provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock.

Salary Breakdown

Acute Care Nurses

Average

$81,600

ANNUAL

$39.23

HOURLY

Entry Level

$60,750

ANNUAL

$29.21

HOURLY

Mid Level

$78,260

ANNUAL

$37.63

HOURLY

Expert Level

$100,200

ANNUAL

$48.18

HOURLY


Projected Jobs

Acute Care Nurses

72,050

Projected job openings through 2032


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Acute Care Nurses

Supporting Programs

Acute Care Nurses

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Arizona Western College
  Yuma, AZ 85365      Degree Program

Top Expected Tasks

Acute Care Nurses


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Acute Care Nurses

Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.

KNOWLEDGE

Medicine and Dentistry

KNOWLEDGE

Customer and Personal Service

KNOWLEDGE

English Language

KNOWLEDGE

Education and Training

KNOWLEDGE

Psychology

SKILL

Active Listening

SKILL

Critical Thinking

SKILL

Monitoring

SKILL

Reading Comprehension

SKILL

Service Orientation

ABILITY

Oral Comprehension

ABILITY

Problem Sensitivity

ABILITY

Deductive Reasoning

ABILITY

Inductive Reasoning

ABILITY

Information Ordering


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