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Job Description

Provide advanced nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1141.03

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Critical Care Nurses”.

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Tasks for “Progressive Care Nurse”

Assess patients' psychosocial status and needs, including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems.
Identify malfunctioning equipment or devices.
Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.
Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.
Ensure that equipment or devices are properly stored after use.
Assess family adaptation levels and coping skills to determine whether intervention is needed.
Document patients' medical histories and assessment findings.
Participate in the development, review, or evaluation of nursing practice protocols.
Supervise and monitor unit nursing staff.
Participate in professional organizations and continuing education to improve practice knowledge and skills.
Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, or elective cardioversion.
Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.
Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients' clinical status.
Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
Document patients' treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions.
Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.
Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, or pressure lines.
Collaborate with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans based on identified needs and assessment data.
Provide post-mortem care.
Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs.
Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data or identified needs.
Collect specimens for laboratory tests.
Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
Coordinate patient care conferences.
Compile and analyze data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.
Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, interdisciplinary health care team members, or community members.
Identify patients who are at risk of complications due to nutritional status.

Related Technology & Tools

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Otoscopes
Electrocardiography EKG machines
Bulb syringes
Telemetry monitors
Blood drawing syringes
Mechanical stethoscopes
Ostomy equipment
Specialty patient care beds
Specimen collection containers
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
Straight hemostats
Nasal suctioning equipment
Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP ventilators
Apnea monitors
Blood glucometers
Crash carts
Medical examination protective gloves
Mechanical intermittent positive pressure ventilators
Arterial line catheters
Enema equipment
Protective face shields
Lancets
Arterial blood gas testing equipment
Oxygen concentrators
Personal digital assistants PDA
Hyper/hypothermia blankets
Angiocaths
Medical scales
Enteral feeding sets
Intravenous infusion pumps
Echocardiogram equipment
Medical gurneys
Intubation sets
Pill splitters
Bed scales
Hoyer lifts
Fetal monitors
Orthopedic splinting equipment
Oxygen flowmeters
Patient walkers
Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
Protective medical face masks
Manual resuscitation bags
Tracheotomy sets
Cardiac monitors
End tidal carbon dioxide monitors or supplies
Wheelchairs
Straight surgical scissors
Incision drainage equipment
Cooling blankets
Occlusion clamps
Crutches
Halo traction equipment
Venous Oxygen Saturation SVO2 monitors
Blood pressure monitors
Oxygen delivery masks
Electronic compressor nebulizers
Surgical irrigation sets
Thoracentesis trays
Clinical trapeze traction bars
Endotracheal ET tubes
Pill crushers
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Transvenous pacemakers
Digital medical thermometers
Transfer boards
Sphygmomanometers
Therapeutic whirlpool baths
Tracheal suctioning equipment
Suture removal kits
Intracranial pressure monitors
Hemodynamic monitors
Ventricular assist devices VAD
Autotransfusion systems
Safety goggles
Automated external defibrillators AED
Crutchfield tongs
Patient restraints
Tablet computers
Tourniquets
Flexible laryngoscopes
Handheld calculators
Urinalysis test strips
Multiple lumen central line catheters
Desktop computers
Ice collars
Graduated glass laboratory cylinders
Medical nasal cannulae
Multiple line infusion pumps
Kidney dialysis equipment
Geriatric chairs
Chest drains
Pulse oximeters
Protective gowns
Continuous passive motion CPM equipment
Blood warming equipment
Pulmonary artery catheters
Sequential compression devices
Foot cradles
Surgical razors
Pericardiocentesis kits
Laptop computers
Bedpans
Intra-aortic balloon pumps IABP
Automated medicine dispensing equipment
Transcutaneous pacemakers
Doppler ultrasound equipment
Nasogastric tubes
Ultrasound transducers
Intravenous IV administration sets
Oral suctioning equipment
Incentive spirometers
Surgical scalpels
Epidural catheters
Surgical staple removers
Hypodermic syringes
Urinary catheters
Handheld nebulizers
Patient controlled analgesia PCA pumps
Pneumatic boots
Transport cardiac monitors

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