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Career Paths in Nursing: Critical Care Nurse

Career Paths in Nursing: Critical Care Nurse

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Job Description

Critical care nurses deal with human responses to life threatening health situations. They typically work in intensive care units, (including medical, surgical, neurological, paediatric, and cardiac-centred units). Some of these nurses may also work in emergency departments and can act as transport nurses when critically ill patients need to be transferred to other facilities.

A critical care nurse usually has a smaller patient load (1-2 patients) because the care of an acutely ill patient tends to be complex. A critical care nurse is also expected to attend to the psychosocial and emotional needs of the patients and their families.

Salary

From Band 6 on NHS pay scale depending on amount of experience.

Education Requirements

Need to be a Registered Nurse, generally with two years professional experience.

Job Outlook

Like most nursing specialties, critical care nurses are in high demand and job growth in this specialty is expected to remain steady over the next ten years.

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