A Guide to Nursing Specialties

[Joe V]

It takes a special person to choose to become a nurse. Nurses are caring and dedicated people who take care of patients in many different ways. Those who select this field as a potential career have a plethora of opportunities available to them. In fact, there are more than 20 different types of specialties that a nurse can choose from. Take a look at some of the most popular ones.

[Faint]

Thanks, very informative

[NaKcl, BSN, RN]

Thank you. :)

[pco8]

Very nice chart! Thank you for sharing.

[Novo]

Some of those don't seem popular at all. Where's Emergency Nursing?

[amygarside]

This is very informative and eye catching guide. Anyone who would like to take nursing as a career should have this kind of guide.

[babyNP., APRN]

No peds? or my love of NICU?

[Aniroc]

What a great visual aid for those choosing a specialty. Still doesn't make it easier to choose which pathway though!

[NutmeggeRN, BSN]

Hmmm....would love to have seen School Nursing, but a great infographic that I wil share with my guidance department for our College/Career day next week.

Thx!

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

No OB, peds, case management, ortho, infection control, psych....?

I thought we weren't supposed to post advertising? CTU is a for-profit place.

[NurseCJV]

Soo many specialties and sub specialties! Critical care in itself has so much more sub specialties. Can someone list off all the ICUs? :)

[babyNP., APRN]

StudentNurseCJV said:

Soo many specialties and sub specialties! Critical care in itself has so much more sub specialties. Can someone list off all the ICUs? ?

Let me have a go:

PICU, PCICU, NICU

MICU, SICU, CVICU, Neuro ICU, BICU, TICU

am I missing any?