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The following is written by and according to the U.S. Department of Labor and particular nursing specialties.

Some specialties in nursing are as follows.

  • Ambulatory care nurses
  • Critical care nurses
  • Emergency, or trauma, nurses
  • Transport nurses
  • Holistic nurses
  • Hospice and palliative care nurses
  • Infusion nurses
  • Long- term care nurses
  • Medical-surgical nurses
  • Occupational health nurses
  • Perianesthesia nurses
  • Perioperative nurses
  • Psychiatric-mental health nurses
  • Radiology nurses
  • Transplant nurses
  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities nurses
  • Diabetes management nurses
  • HIV/AIDS nurses
  • Oncology nurses
  • Wound, ostomy, and continence nurses
  • Cardiovascular nurses
  • Dermatology nurses
  • Gastroenterology nurses
  • Gynecology nurses
  • Nephrology nurses
  • Neuroscience nurses
  • Ophthalmic nurses
  • Orthopedic nurses
  • Otorhinolaryngology nurses
  • Respiratory nurses
  • Urology nurses
  • neonatal nurses
  • Nurse practitioners (minimum requirement of a master's degree)
  • Forensics nurses
  • Infection control nurses
  • Nurse administrators
  • Legal nurse
  • Nurse informaticists


Registered nurses (RNs), regardless of specialty or work setting, treat patients, educate patients and the public about various medical conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients' family members. RNs record patients' medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.


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