Top skills for Rn jobs
Based on 3,889 active Rn postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Rn postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Nursing92%
- Life Support43%
- Health Care29%
- Professional Nursing25%
- Accountability20%
- Acute Care19%
- Supervision17%
- Reimbursement17%
- Nursing Practice16%
- Science14%
- Teaching13%
- Critical Thinking11%
- Critical Care11%
- Professional Development10%
- Finger Dexterity10%
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)9%
- Referrals8%
- Ethics8%
- Loan8%
- Decision Making8%
- Empathy7%
- Oncology7%
- Workplace Violence6%
- Telemetry5%
- Clinical Judgment5%
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