Compare Acute Care Nurses & Clinical Nurse Specialists District of Columbia

Comparison Acute Care Nurses Clinical Nurse Specialists
Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Acute Care Nurses $104,600
Clinical Nurse Specialists $104,600

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Acute Care Nurses
Acute Care Nurses
Medium
Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
High

Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Acute Care Nurses
Acute Care Nurses
High
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Very High

Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Acute Care Nurses
Acute Care Nurses
Low
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Medium

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

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Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Acute Care Nurses
Acute Care Nurses
Medium
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
High

Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

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Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Acute Care Nurses
Acute Care Nurses
Very Low
Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Medium

Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

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Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Acute Care Nurses
Acute Care Nurses
Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Medium

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Acute Care Nurses
Acute Care Nurses
Low
Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Medium

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Acute Care Nurses
Acute Care Nurses

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

Licensing

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Licensing for Acute Care Nurses
Acute Care Nurses

License may be required in DC

Licensing for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

License may be required in DC


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Acute Care Nurses
Acute Care Nurses

3 related certifications

Certification for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

25 related certifications

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