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As a Nurse, you can practically take
your skills wherever you want to go. There are nursing positions
available throughout the United States as well as internationally
for capable people from every ethnic and religious background.
Nursing isn't just confined to the hospital. You can practice
in hundreds of settings: home care, community and public health
agencies, independent practice, ambulatory care centers, US
Public Health Service. military services (Army, Navy, Air
Force and Marines), Veteran's Administration Medical Centers,
extended care centers, clinics, offices, schools, corporations,
health-related industries, hospice, occupational settings,
and health and wellness centers, or in any setting where people
need health care services. You can also diversify into different
areas of nursing practice: caring for children, adults, and
the elderly, services for pregnant women and newborn infants,
operating room, critical care and emergency departments, women's
health and mental health. There are also many sub-specialty
nursing areas such as sports injury nursing, cancer nursing,
cardiac care, and newborn intensive care nursing
Nursing can also take
you anywhere around the country and even around the world.
You may choose to work in one permanent setting, or you may
take short-term assignments as a travel nurse to fulfill temporary
projects for nursing staff internationally.
You can even serve in key government
and elected positions, advocating for the health care needs
of all people. Or you can choose to take advantage of ample
continuing education opportunities, and become a nurse practitioner,
clinical nurse specialist, nurse educator, researcher, or
a nurse manager.
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