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Nursing Specialties

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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