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What kinds of nurses are there?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 12/23/2022

There are a lot of types of nurses, including different levels of nursing ability, different job duties in a hospital, and even nurses working in different environments.

Here are a few categories of nurses:

Nursing skill level

nurse aide, orderly, nurse assistant
licensed practical nurse (LPN)
registered nurse (RN)
nurse practitioner

Hospital duties

medical / surgical (med/surg)
emergency room (ER)
intensive care unit (ICU)
labor and delivery (L&D)
operating room (OR)
post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)

Work environments

hospitals
nursing homes
physicians' offices
outpatient centers
home health care services
private at-home care

Wiki User

∙ 13y ago

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