Careers in Nursing
Student Nurses, if you're interested in a career as a nurse, Nurse.com provides the following career profiles as a glimpse into the various nursing positions, specialties, and career alternatives for nurses.
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Nursing Positions
A broad picture of the primary positions for nurses.
Career Alternatives
Beyond the general nursing positions and popular specialties for nurses.
Nursing Specialties
A detailed look at the more popular career specialties, with additional information regarding certification, associations, and trade journals.
- AIDS Care Nurse
- Ambulatory Care Nurse
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse
- Case Management
- Correctional Nurse
- Enterostomal Therapy Nurse
- Gastroenterology/Endoscopy Nurse
- Genetics Nurse
- Infection Control Nurse
- Intravenous Therapy Nurse
- Long-Term Care Nurse
- Managed Care Nurse
- Nephrology Nurse
- Neuroscience Nurse
- Occupational Health Nurse
- Oncology Nurse
- Ophthalmic Nurse
- OR (Perioperative) Nurse
- Orthopaedic Nurse
- Otorhinolaryngology Nurse
- Pediatric Nurse
- Perianesthesia Nurse
- Perinatal Nurse
- Primary Care/Office Nurse
- Psychiatric Nurse
- Reconstructive Surgical Nurse
- Rehabilitation Nurse
- Respiratory Nurse
- School Nurse
- Subacute Care Nurse
- Telephone Triage
- Transplant Nurse
- Trauma Nurse
