Nursing Specialty Career Options

There are many specialty areas to choose from once you have your degree in nursing. Check out the ones below:

Specialty	Organization
Ambulatory Care Nurses Nurses treat patients of all ages in an outpatient setting.	www.aaacn.org
Clinical Nurse Specialists Advanced practice nurses who provide expert clinical care to patients, facilitate research to improve patients outcomes and are often responsible for staff nurse education.	www.nacns.org
Critical Care Nurses Nurses treat critically ill or injured patients.	www.aacn.org
Emergency Nurses Nurses treat patients, in emergency rooms, who require immediate and often life-saving care.	www.ena.org
Gastroenterology	www.sgna.org
Holistic Nursing	www.ahna.org
Home Health Nurses Provide care to patients of all ages in their place of residence.	www.nahc.org
Long Term Care	www.ltcnursing.org
Medical/Surgical Nurses Treat patients in a hospital, before and after surgery and patients who require treatment of acute medical problems requiring hospitalization.	www.medsurgnurse.org
Nurse Anesthetists Nurses who administer anesthesia to patients during surgical and non-surgical procedure.	www.aana.com
Nurse Executive Nurses who are members of the senior leadership team of an organization.	www.aone.org
Nurse Midwives Provide primary prenatal, labor and delivery, and post-natal care to female patieents.	www.acnm.org
Nurse Practitioners Nurses with advanced education and clinical training who provide primary care to patients	www.aanp.org
Oncology Nurses Nurses caring for patients with cancer.	www.ons.org
Operating Room Nurses Nurses who assist surgeons and care for patients throughout a surgical procedure.	www.aorn.org
Orthopedic Nurses Nurses caring for patients with skeletal deformities or injuries.	www.orthonurse.org
Pediatric Nurses Nurses caring for children with illness or injuries	www.pedsnurses.org
Perianesthesia Nurses Nurses caring for patients immediately before and after surgical procedures.	www.aspan.org
Psychiatric Nurses Nurses caring for patients with mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.	www.apna.org
School Nurses Nurses tending to the medical needs of children while they are in school.	www.nasn.org
Women's Health, Obstetrics & Neonatal	www.awhonn.org

Additional Resources

DiscoverNursing.com

Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow (NHT)
Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow (NHT) is a coalition of 43 nursing and health care organizations working together to wage a communications campaign to attract people to the nursing profession.

Nurse.com: Careers in Nursing
Nurse.com's career page offers a list of career profiles as a sneak-peek into the various nursing positions, specialties, and career alternatives.

ChooseNursing.com
From where they work, to the types of patients they care for, nurses have lots of choices. This website gives information of what careers are available in the nursing world, and what each entails.

American Nurses Association Website
The American Nurses Association is an influential and effective network of registered nurses. ANA works on the issues that matter to nursing and the healthcare of the nation.