Will AI Replace Critical Care Nurses?

Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems, such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data or identified needs.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Compile and analyze data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Collaborate with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans, based on identified needs and assessment data.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Document patients' medical histories and assessment findings.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Collect specimens for laboratory tests.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, or pressure lines.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Assess family adaptation levels and coping skills to determine whether intervention is needed.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures, based upon patients' clinical status.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, or elective cardioversion.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Supervise and monitor unit nursing staff.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Identify malfunctioning equipment or devices.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Document patients' treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Identify patients at risk of complications due to nutritional status.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Assess patients' psychosocial status and needs, including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Participate in professional organizations and continuing education to improve practice knowledge and skills.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Participate in the development, review, or evaluation of nursing practice protocols.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Coordinate patient care conferences.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Provide post-mortem care.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, interdisciplinary health care team members, or community members.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Ensure that equipment or devices are properly stored after use.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.