Careers in Nursing

Military Nurse - Personnel that assist medical professionals in treating and providing services for patients.
 

Nurse Anesthetist - Administer an anesthetic agent to patients before and during surgery so that they will be insensible to pain.
 

Nurse Practitioners - Registered nurses with an advanced education and clinical expertise that qualify them to diagnose and treat pediatric patients with common illnesses and injuries. Educate patients in health promotion, wellness, and health maintenance.
 

Nursing Assistants - Work under direction of physicians and nurses to perform routine daily care of patients in hospitals, nursing homes, residential care settings, or other long-term care centers.
 

Home Health Aide - Offer home care to elderly persons, those with disabilities, or those in ill health. Home health aides attend to the personal needs of these individuals. Homemakers take care of household tasks.
 

Public Health Nurse -Spend majority of time working in the community, in clients’ homes, in community agencies, or in schools.
 

Clinical Specialists - Advanced practice nurses who usually are hired by large hospitals or medical center complexes.
 

School Nurse - Nurse who provides services within a school system and function in a variety of situations. The main responsibility of school nurses is to promote the health and well-being of the students and prevent illnesses.
 

Nurse-Midwives - Assess and care for mothers and their families throughout the total pregnancy period and follow up in normal and uncomplicated cases.
 

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners - Provide nursing intervention for client’s emotional needs in such settings as community mental health centers, crisis intervention clinics, and psychiatric institutions. The level of education preparation primarily determines the level and situations in which such nurse’s function.
 

Community Health Service Coordinator - Work with other agencies and professionals in assessing health needs in the community and plans to meet these needs.   They coordinate programs ranging from nutrition, disease prevention, child care, immunizations, and other forms of health screening. 
 

Public Health Nurse - Visit private homes or offer nursing services and health education to patients and their families.
 

Office Nurse - Work in the offices of physicians, dental surgeons and other specialists.  They prepare patients for examination, assist the physician during the exam and instruct the patients on medications, dress wounds, remove stitches, administer injections, maintain office records and do routine lab tests. 
 

Lactation Consultant - Give pregnant woman information and teach classes on nursing a newborn, and the benefits of breast feeding.
 

Occupational Health Nurse - Treat patients who may become ill or injured at work and work to prevent the advancement of illness or injuries.  May work with the personnel department in dealing with employees who illnesses.
 

Nurse Instructor - Provides clinical and academic instruction on nursing methods and procedures.

 

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Serve as pediatric health care providers for well and ill children of all ages.

 

Labor and Delivery Nurse - Provides medical care treatment to obstetrical patients under supervision of an Obstetrician, delivers babies, and instructs patients in prenatal and postnatal health practices.
 

Triage Nurse - Provides medical care to victims of a disaster.
 

Infection Control - Directs and coordinates infection control program in hospital, compares lab reports with communicable diseases list to identify conditions that that require infections control procedures.
 

Human Resources Manager – Recruit and interview employees, and advise on hiring decisions in accordance with policies and requirements that have been established in conjunction with top management.  In an effort to improve morale and productivity and limit job turnover, they also help their firms effectively use employee skills, training opportunities to enhance those skills, and boost employee satisfaction with their jobs and working conditions.
 

Nurse Consultant - Advises hospitals, schools of nursing, industrial organizations, and public health groups on problems related to nursing activities and health services.
 

Flight Nurse - Assists in the transport of critically ill or injured patients by helicopter.
 

Ophthalmologist - Diagnoses and treats diseases and injuries of eyes.
 

Obstetrician - Treats women during prenatal, natal, and postnatal periods.
 

First Aid Nurse - Renders first aid and subsequent treatment to injured or ill employees at industrial plant, commercial  establishment, construction site, etc.
 

Surgical Intensive Care Nurse - Assists surgical team before, during, and after surgery.
 

Early Baby Care - Performs postpartum examinations and treatments to ensure that patient and infant are responding normally.  Instructs patient in care of self and infant.
 

Allergist/Immunologist - Diagnoses and treats diseases and conditions with allergic or immun causes; examines patient, utilizing medical instruments and equipment to aid in determining nature and extent of disorder or injury.
 

Cardiac Nurse Clinician - Assists in the examination of patients with heat disease, and upon the doctors request, provides information of proper diet and exercise programs.
 

Gerontology Nurse Practitioner - Registered nurses with an advanced education and clinical expertise that qualify them to diagnose and treat aging patients with common illnesses and injuries. Educate patients in health promotion, wellness, and health maintenance.