A Guide to Nursing Specialties

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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

7 Posts

Thanks, very informative

NaKcl, BSN, RN

236 Posts

Specializes in Med-Surg.

Thank you. :)

pco8

37 Posts

Very nice chart! Thank you for sharing.

Novo

246 Posts

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

amygarside

1,026 Posts

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

1,921 Posts

Specializes in NICU. Has 15 years experience.

No peds? or my love of NICU?

Aniroc

55 Posts

Specializes in Orthopedics. Has 4 years experience.

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

NutmeggeRN, BSN

8 Articles; 4,592 Posts

Specializes in kids. Has 40 years experience.

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

2 Articles; 5,114 Posts

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

47 Posts

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

1,921 Posts

Specializes in NICU. Has 15 years experience.
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?