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Find a Nursing Specialty
Jennifer LeClaire / Monster Contributing Writer
From emergency-room and operating-room nursing to pediatric and orthopedic nursing and beyond, there’s no shortage of specialties for today’s ambitious nurse.
Besides the traditional specialties – OB/GYN, nurse anesthetist and nurse practitioners – there are lesser-known subfields such as telephone-triage nursing, forensic nursing (the application of nursing science to public or legal proceedings) and correctional nursing (nursing in prison settings).
While healthcare settings across the nation continue to experience nursing shortages, nurses are in particularly high demand in some subfields, including critical care (where the American Organization of Nurse Executives reports a 20 percent vacancy rate), emergency room and telemetry. Since these areas typically require nurses with higher levels of training, skills and certification, there are fewer candidates who fit the bill.
How can you zero in on the nursing specialty that will fulfill your career goals?
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ccburkejm
about 1 year ago
148 comments
This article was very helpful to me. I am going into a nursing school, which places a lot of emphasis on med/surgical courses, and I was wondering if my decision to go to this school was the right one. This article helped to allay some of my fears, as I really want to do oncology nursing (at this time). As life changes and as I experience other areas of nursing, I may just change my mind, but isn't that the beauty of nursing?! I love this career, I want to be the best nurse I can possibly be with God's help.
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about 1 year ago
2 comments
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over 2 years ago
22 comments
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