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- Ambulatory Care Nurse
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- Camp Nursing
- Cardiac Care Nursing
- Case Management
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- Community Health NursingCommunity health nurses focus on improving the overall health of communities by educating individuals and groups about health care issues, nutrition, childcare, and disease prevention.
- Correctional NursingCorrectional facility nurses provide health care to inmates of prisons, juvenile homes, jails, and penitentiaries. They deal with both acute and chronic health conditions in their patients.
- Critical Care NursingCritical care nurses are responsible for patients of all ages with acute or critical conditions. They use state-of-the-art medical equipment to make complex assessments and perform high intensity interventions. They also attend to the emotional well being of patients and families.
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- Dermatology NursingDermatology nurses educate patients and care for those being treated for wounds and skin diseases, including skin cancer.
- Developmental Disabilities Nursing
- Diabetes Management NursingDiabetes management nurses provide care to individuals who have complications arising from diabetes. These nurses have special knowledge of the endocrine system, which involves pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, pineal body, reproductive, and hypothalamus glands. They also provide care to patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.
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- Emergency Room NursingEmergency nurses provide care to patients in a critical phase of a trauma or illness. While they may typically work in hospital emergency rooms, they are not limited to this environment. Emergency nurses are responsible for recognizing life-threatening situations and arrangement for the necessary care.
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- Flight NursingFlight nurses are registered nurses who are skilled in intensive care, emergency care, and critical care. They face a wide range of emergencies under various conditions. Flight nurses may work on emergency teams providing care to patients in remote areas and airlifting them to health care facilities.
- Forensic NursingForensic nurses help law enforcement with investigations of sexual assault, accidental death, abuse, and physical assault. They also provide care to the victims of such crimes.
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- Genetics NursingGenetics nurses care for individuals with genetic conditions and diseases. They also counsel patients and work with screening, identification of risk, and the treatment of such diseases.
- Geriatric NursingGeriatric nurses, also called gerontological nurses, care for older adult patients. They may work in a hospital setting or in a long-term care facility.
- Gynecology / Obstetrics OBGYN NursingGynecology/obstetrics nurses provide care to women relating to their reproductive health throughout their lives.
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- Hematology NursingHematology nurses care for individuals with blood disorders like hemophilia, sickle-cell anemia, leukemia, and other diseases of the blood.
- HIV/AIDS NursingHIV/AIDS nurses work to educate people about preventing the spread of HIV and helping sufferers of the disease handle the physical, social, and psychological issues associated with it.
- Holistic NursingHolistic nurses take a multifaceted approach to caring for their patients' health and focus on treating the whole person rather than just the disease or condition.
- Home Health Care Nursing
- Hospice or Palliative Nursing
- How to Find the Best Nursing Jobs
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- Infection Control NursingInfection control nurses find and control infections that may occur in communities or hospitals. They gather information and implement infection control and prevention measures.
- Infusion NursingInfusion nurses care for patients via administering medication, blood products, and other fluids by maintaining arterial catheters or injecting needles into patient veins.
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- Labor and Delivery NursingLabor and delivery nurses care for women who are in labor or who have recently had children. They also care for women who may experience complications with their child delivery.
- Lactation Consultant NursingLactation consultants are nurses who help new mothers to breastfeed their babies. They address any problems that may arise while mothers learn the procedure.
- Legal Consultant NurseLegal consultant nurses bridge the gap between medicine and the legal system
- Long-Term Care NursingLong-term care nurses care for patients who are diagnosed with chronic diseases or conditions.
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- Managed Care Nurse
- Medical Surgical Nursing
- Military Nursing
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- Nephrology Nursing
- Neuroscience Nursing
- Nurse Administrators
- Nurse Anesthetists
- Nurse Attorneys
- Nurse Educators
- Nurse Entrepreneurs
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- Occupational Health Nursing
- Oncology NursingTo become an Oncology Nurse, you need the following educational requirements: RN, AD, BSN
- Ophthalmic Nursing
- Otorhinolaryngology (Head and Neck) Nurses
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- Pain Management Nursing
- Parish NursesParish nurses care for individuals who are part of a church community. They provide health information that affects the entire congregation. They also act as facilitators between the church, community, and hospital.
- Pediatric NursingThe median annual salary for pediatric nurses is $52,330 according the the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS, and today, we are list more pediatric nursing jobs than any other nursing job board on the Internet.
- PeriAnesthesia NursingPeri-anesthesia nurses care for patients who are coming out of anesthesia after surgery. They prepare patients for surgical procedures, monitor them during the operation under anesthesia, and help them transition from anesthesia to a responsive state.
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- Rehabilitation NursingRehabilitation nurses support the physical and emotional needs of patients with illnesses or disabilities that impact their normal daily functioning and may change their lifestyles.
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- School NursingSchool nurses promote the health and wellness of children of all ages in the school environment.
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