Salary for Critical Care Nurses

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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 pay level ranging from 48000 to 72000 based on experience. Critical Care Nurses receive an average pay level of Sixty Seven Thousand Nine Hundred dollars per annum.

Critical Care Nurses receive the highest compensation in California, where they can earn pay of just about $85080. Professionals that work in these jobs are compensated most highly in Public Administration, where they can earn average pay of $74590.

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