Top skills for Registered Nurse jobs
Based on 12,752 active Registered Nurse postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Registered Nurse postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Nursing86%
- Life Support36%
- Health Care25%
- Teaching25%
- Critical Thinking20%
- Acute Care20%
- Professional Nursing18%
- Science16%
- Professional Development16%
- Nursing Practice15%
- Critical Care11%
- Accountability11%
- Mental Health9%
- Dialysis9%
- Ethics9%
- Telemetry8%
- Neonatal8%
- Nursing Services8%
- Decision Making7%
- Intensive Care7%
- Vital Signs7%
- Rehabilitation7%
- Family Support6%
- Oncology6%
- Referrals6%
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