Will “ICU Staff Nurse (Intensive Care Unit Staff Nurse)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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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 “ICU Staff Nurse (Intensive Care Unit Staff Nurse)”

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

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