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The work of a critical care nurse involves prioritizing patients based on assessments of their condition, conducting pulmonary assessments to evaluate for breathing difficulties, administering blood products, administering medications intravenously, via gastric tubes, or other methods, assessing pain levels and medication or sedation needs, monitoring patient statuses, and watching for symptoms of dangerous complications such as sepsis or adverse reactions to blood transfusions. these nurses generally work in coronary units or critical care units, and are required to be licensed and/or certified. An Associate's degree is the minimum education requirement for this position, although roughly half of critical care nurses hold Bachelor's degrees.

A Critical Care Nurse can get an average wage on a scale from $53,410 to $116,230 based on tenure and industry expertise. will most likely receive an average wage of eigthy thousand and ten dollars on a yearly basis.

have the highest salaries in California, where they can earn average pay scales of about $120,560. People holding these jobs receive the highest salary in Public Administration, where they earn an average job salary of $88,000.

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