Skills for Critical Care Nurses
The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for critical 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 Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening 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.Monitoring4.12
- 2.Reading Comprehension4
- 3.Active Listening4
- 4.Speaking4
- 5.Critical Thinking4
- 6.Active Learning3.88
- 7.Writing3.38
- 8.Science3
- 9.Learning Strategies3
- 10.Mathematics2.88
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Knowledge areas
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Customer and Personal Service
- Psychology
- English Language
- Biology
- Mathematics
- Therapy and Counseling
- Education and Training
Core work activities
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Getting Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
- Working with Computers
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
In-demand tools & technology
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Epic Systems
- MEDITECH software
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses AACN Medicopeia
- Amkai AmkaiCharts
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
- Cerner Millennium
- ChartWare EMR
- e-MDs software
- GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
- Google Drive
- MEDITECH Healthcare Information System HCIS
- Medscribbler Enterprise
- MicroFour PracticeStudio.NET EMR
- NextGen Healthcare Information Systems EMR