Critical care nursing, or intensive care unit (ICU) nursing, is a specialty focused on the care of unstable, chronically ill or post-surgical patients and those at risk from life-threatening diseases and injuries.

What do critical care nurses do? Learn More... Critical care nurses care for a broad range of patients including medical, surgical, neonatal, pediatric, neurology, cardiac, pulmonary, transplant, and trauma/burn, to name a few. Critically ill patients often require frequent hemodynamic monitoring and mechanical assistance for failing organs. Critical care nurses should master cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques and the use of life-saving equipment such as cardioverters, defibrillators and mechanical ventilation. What do critical care nurses need to know? Learn More... A profession in critical care nursing requires: an understanding of human anatomy and physiology. sharp clinical assessment skills. vast knowledge about diseases and conditions. ongoing education related to recommended ICU treatment options.
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Critical Care Nursing Certification Review Course

Use this Critical Care Nursing Certification Review Course to study for the critical care nursing specialty certification from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), which grants the credential CCRN (Adult).

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