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Denver

Waynesville, North Carolina pays Intensive Care Unit Nurses the most, averaging $58 per hour, followed by Asheville, North Carolina ($51) and Raleigh, North Carolina ($49). For comparison, the North Carolina average for Intensive Care Unit Nurses is $49 per hour — Waynesville, North Carolina pays 19% more.

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Winston-Salem

Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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