Skills for Acute Care Nurses
The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for acute care nurses, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.
What to lead with
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list.
Top skills (ranked by importance)
O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).
- 1.Reading Comprehension4.12
- 2.Speaking4.12
- 3.Critical Thinking4.12
- 4.Active Listening4
- 5.Writing4
- 6.Active Learning4
- 7.Monitoring4
- 8.Learning Strategies3.38
- 9.Mathematics3
- 10.Science3
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Knowledge areas
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Psychology
- Therapy and Counseling
- Administration and Management
- Public Safety and Security
Core work activities
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Getting Information
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
- Training and Teaching Others
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Working with Computers
In-demand tools & technology
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Microsoft Teams
- SAP software
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- Amkai AmkaiCharts
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
- Cerner Millennium
- ChartWare EMR
- e-MDs software
- GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Medscribbler Enterprise
- MicroFour PracticeStudio.NET EMR
- NextGen Healthcare Information Systems EMR
- SOAPware EMR
- StatCom Patient Flow Logistics Enterprise Suite