ProgramCIP 51.3814
Critical Care Nursing
A program that prepares registered nurses to provide specialized care to patients with life-threatening problems, including those in intensive care facilities and on life support. Includes instruction in adult, neonatal, and pediatric critical care; technical skills; patient monitoring and assessment; normal and abnormal readings; and troubleshooting.
Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).
Also called Acute Care Nursing, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
FieldFrom the federal list
JobsOfficial crosswalk
KnowledgeFrom O*NET
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Leads to
3 jobs- Nurse Practitioners29-1171
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary25-1072
- Registered Nurses29-1141
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Knowledge those jobs draw on
- Medicine and Dentistry3 of 3
- Psychology3 of 3
- English Language3 of 3
- Customer and Personal Service3 of 3
- Biology2 of 3
- Education and Training2 of 3
- Therapy and Counseling2 of 3
- Mathematics1 of 3
- Sociology and Anthropology1 of 3
- Administrative1 of 3
How many of the linked jobs rate the area important (O*NET importance 3.5 or more out of 5).