List of nursing specialties

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This is a list of different nursing specialities. In recent decades, the number of non-bedside nursing roles has increased.[1] Professional organizations or certifying boards issue voluntary certification in many of these specialties.

* Advanced practice nursing
* Aesthetic nursing/cosmetic nursing
* Ambulatory care nursing
* Burn nursing
* Camp nursing
* Cardiac nursing
* Cardiac Intervention nursing
* Diabetes Nursing
* Dental nursing
* Medical case management
* Community health nursing
* Correctional nursing
* Critical care nursing
* Emergency nursing
* Environmental health nursing
* Faith community nursing
* Flight nursing
* Forensic nursing
* Gastroenterology nursing
* Genetics nursing
* Geriatric nursing
* Haematology nursing
* Health visiting
* Holistic nursing
* Home health nursing
* Hospice and palliative care nursing
* Hyperbaric nursing
* Immunology and allergy nursing
* Intravenous therapy nursing
* Infection control nursing
* Infectious disease nursing
* Legal nurse consultant
* Maternal-child nursing
* Medical-surgical nursing
* Military and uniformed services nursing
* Neonatal nursing
* Neurosurgical nursing
* Nephrology nursing
* Nurse attorney
* Nursing informatics
* Nursing management
* Nursing research
* Nurse midwifery
* Obstetrical nursing
* Occupational health nursing
* Oncology nursing
* Orthopaedic nursing
* Ostomy nursing
* Pediatric nursing
* Perianesthesia nursing
* Perioperative nursing
* Psychiatric nursing
* Private duty nursing
* Public health nursing
* Pulmonary nursing
* Quality improvement
* Radiology nursing
* Rehabilitation nursing
* Research nursing
* Renal nursing
* School nursing
* Space nursing
* Sub-acute nursing
* Substance abuse nursing
* Surgical nursing
* Telenursing
* Telephone triage nursing
* Transplantation nursing
* Travel nursing
* Urology nursing
* Utilization management
* Vascular Access
* Wound care

## See also

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* List of nursing credentials
* Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not, London: Harrison, 59, Pall Mall

## References

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1. ^ "Top 35 Non-Bedside Nursing Jobs 2025". Nurse.org. Retrieved 2025-03-19.

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Nursing

Levels of
practice|

| Generalists|

* Student nurse
* Clinical nurse leader
* Licensed practical nurse
* Registered nurse
* Graduate nurse
* Nurse scientist

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Advanced practice|

| APNs by role|

* Clinical nurse specialist
* Nurse anesthetist
* Nurse midwife
* Nurse practitioner

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NPs by population|

* Family
* Adult-gerontology
* Pediatrics
* Women's health
* Neonatal
* Psych/mental health

Education
and
licensure|

* Nightingale Pledge
* Associate of Science in Nursing
* Bachelor of Science in Nursing
* Diploma in Nursing
* Doctor of Nursing Practice
* Master of Science in Nursing
* Board of nursing
* Nurse Licensure Compact
* Nursing credentials and certifications
* Nurse education
* Nurse registry
* NCLEX
* TEAS

Specialties and
areas of
practice|

* Ambulatory care
* Cardiac
* Correctional nursing
* Critical care
* Dental
* Education
* Emergency
* Faith community
* Flight
* Forensic
* Geriatrics
* Holistic
* Home health
* Hyperbaric
* Legal consultation
* Management
* Matron
* Medical-surgical
* Midwifery
* Women's Health Care Nurse
* Military
* Neonatal
* Nursing informatics
* Obstetrics
* Occupational health
* Oncology
* Orthopedics
* Pediatrics
* Perianesthesia
* Perioperative
* Psychiatric and mental health
* Private duty
* Public health
* School
* Space
* Surgical
* Telenursing
* Travel health nursing
* WOCN

Nursing process|

* Nursing assessment
* Nursing diagnosis
* Nursing care plan
* Nursing theory
* Caregiver burden

Classification
systems|

* NANDA
* Nursing Interventions Classification
* Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS)
* Nursing Outcomes Classification

By country|

* International Nurses Day
* Australia (timeline)
* Canada
* Germany
* Hong Kong
* India
* Iran
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand (timeline)
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Republic of Ireland
* South Africa
* Spain
* Taiwan
* United Kingdom (history)
* United States (history)

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