ICU / Critical Care Nurse Directory
National ICU / Critical Care Nurse directory
Find a Critical Care Registered Nurse for medical, surgical, neuro, cardiac, or trauma ICU staffing. Every CCRN listing is license-verified.
Directory listings are self-reported and cross-checked on a rolling schedule — they are not an official licensing or certification record. Always verify credentials independently through the relevant state board of nursing, Nursys, or the issuing certification body before making a care, hiring, or referral decision.
What is a ICU Nurse?
An ICU Nurse — also called a Critical Care Nurse — provides high-acuity bedside care to the most unstable patients in the hospital, often at a 1:1 or 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio.
ICU RNs manage ventilators, vasoactive drips, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), ECMO, and intracranial pressure monitoring. Many hold the CCRN credential from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
ICU Nurse credentials & licensing
What it takes to practice as a icu nurse in the United States.
Active state RN license; NLC multi-state license common for travel ICU.
CCRN (Adult, Pediatric, or Neonatal) from AACN; subspecialty CMC, CSC, or CCRN-K available.
ACLS; PALS for pediatric ICU; NRP for neonatal; advanced hemodynamics; CRRT and ECMO training where applicable.
1,750+ hours of direct critical care clinical practice for CCRN eligibility.
Common practice settings
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Featured icu nurses
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ICU Nurse questions, answered
What is the difference between ICU and critical care?+
They refer to the same specialty. 'ICU' names the unit; 'critical care' names the discipline. Both describe nursing care for the sickest patients.
What is a CCRN?+
CCRN is the gold-standard critical care certification from AACN, validating expertise in caring for acutely and critically ill adult, pediatric, or neonatal patients.
Do ICU nurses do telehealth?+
Yes — tele-ICU nurses remotely monitor multiple ICU patients across hospitals, supporting bedside teams with continuous surveillance and rapid intervention.
How are ICU staffing ratios set?+
Most ICUs staff 1:2 (one nurse for two patients), dropping to 1:1 for the most unstable patients (ECMO, CRRT, fresh post-op cardiac surgery).
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