Acute care advanced practice nurses are in demand. With the increasing intensity and shortened length of stay of acutely ill patients in hospitals and the decrease in medical resident hours, a shift in hospital employment trends has increased demand for acute care nurses. The number of practice settings where acute care advanced practice nurses work is expanding. Settings include intensive care units, trauma units, specialty practices, cardiopulmonary/neurology/surgery/oncology fields, emergency departments, long-term care facilities, home health care, among others. Salaries for acute care advanced practice nurses are highly competitive and rank among the highest for advanced practice nurses. Being an acute care advanced practice nurse is both challenging and rewarding. Acute care advanced practice nurses are experts in the care of acutely ill patients with multiple complex problems, and research has shown that they provide quality care, decrease length of stay, and improve patient and family satisfaction.