Types of Nurses?

Tweety, BSN, RN · Sep 16, 2007

Check these forums: https://allnurses.com/forums/f255/

there are dozens of types of nurses.

My "favorite" would be the Med-Surg nurse, taking heavy loads and caring for a wide variety of non-critical patients.

I'm rather fond of nurse educators as well.

CHATSDALE · Sep 16, 2007

there are many types and it depends on personal preferences and talents

many like a patients who come in sick and get better and go home med-surg is one of these

some are there at the end of life [hospice] and are there for pt and for family

some are there at begining of life [ob] special thing to hand a baby for the first time to the waiting arms of their parents

some go to pts home to help them maintain the independence of life and still get medical help and observation

some work in surgery where the patient is hardly aware of them but whose work and attention are critical to life

some work in schools where they work with young children with special needs and they observe for signs of impending illness, abuse

some are teachers who welcome scared newcomers to the profession and watch them become confident caring nurses, some of whom we hope will return to become teachers themselves, continuing the circle

Kanani_Ikike · Sep 16, 2007

Can someone help me with this?
Types of nurses or your top 5 favorite
With some description of the job.

I'm a medical nurse (not Med-Surg, but Medical). And I really admire ER and Critical Care nurses. I mean, where did they get that gall? I really admire them because even though they are taking only 1 of 2 patients, these patients are deathly ill and it SCARES me. So, I really admire them and aspire to be them one day. Right now, I will take the 8 o 9 patients on Medical.

Oh, and, I really do admire Med-Surg, Medical nurses. I admire them because they have to put up with so much to get the job done. I admire them because they are overworked and trying to make things right. I know because I am a medical nurse, BUT, I do love it. It took me a while to realize that, but I DO love nursing. YEAH!!!!! I finally figured it all out. I feel like one of God's angels doing nursing.:balloons:

Nubcake · Sep 17, 2007

Thanks guys. now i have some idea what i want to be when i finished nursing. well im only starting college sophomore. it will take more time. but wish me luck. hopefully it will go all fine. chemistry is hard. but i can do it!

RNview · Sep 18, 2007

1) Medical Oncology = we take care of Cancer patients as well as Medical patients. All registered nurses on the unit are required to participate in a chemotherapy administration certification course and must maintain ongoing education specifically related to oncology practices. The clinical mentor and the clinical education department develop education opportunities throughout the year. They work closely with the physicians and pharmacy to provide the most recent clinical information possible.

2) Medical Surgical = Mostly post-op and also some medical patients. Although most people associate med/surg nursing with caring for patients in a hospital after illness, injury or surgery, the field actually encompasses nurses who care for adults with acute health conditions, whether in outpatient facilities, hospitals or long-term care facilities. Elements of care may include patient education, pain management, case management, discharge planning and other interventions to restore or maintain patients' physical and psychosocial health.

3) Telemetry (Critical Unit) = Cardiac patients. Care is more high tech and includes treatments that require more intense care and monitoring than those on med/surg units. ''What makes the difference in our telemetry patients is their need for high-frequency monitoring for cardiac changes and interventions often the result of medications not administered on medical/surgical floors''.

4) Trauma (Critical Unit) = Trauma nursing involves responding quickly to a wide variety of single- and multisystem trauma involving different patient needs, ages, cultures, and severity of presenting symptoms. The trauma nurse must respond with decisiveness and clarity to unexpected events by assessing, intervening, and stabilizing patients about whom there is minimal information.

5) Medical Neurology = While we care of all Med-Surg patients, we have a special focus on caring for Stroke Patients.