Few professions have evolved as much as nursing has, or offer as much variety, opportunity for growth, and potential for great personal and professional satisfaction. 201 Careers in Nursing, the new edition significantly expanding, updating and revising 101 Careers in Nursing, is your guide to careers in nursing practice, education, research, and so much more.
Comprehensive in scope and for nurses at all levels, each career description includes educational requirements, core competencies, and required skills. Interviews with nurses working in a variety of roles and settings bring to life the breadth of opportunities available to nurses today. Important tips within the book will help when making your career choices, along with compensation range per degree, certification requirements, and earning potential for each career. 201 Careers in Nursing is an essential resource for nurses entering the profession, nurses considering a career change, and counselors facilitating career choices.
Key Features:- Includes 201 careers, each with career description, educational requirements, core competencies, and requisite skills
- Reformatted for ease of use
- Provides compensation range per degree, certification requirements, and earning potential for each career
- Features interviews with nurses in different careers in academia and practice settings
- Useful for students and nurses at all levels
Sample Careers:
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Introduction
Accupuncturist
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Addictions Counselor
Administrator/ Manager
Photo and profile of Lorna Green
Adult Day Care Director
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Photo and profile of Marianne Tarraza
Allergy/Immunology Nurse
Ambulatory Care Nurse
Anticoagulation Nurse
Aromatherapist
Attorney
Author
Photo and profile of Eleanor Sullivan
Bariatric Nurse
Bariatric Nurse Practitioner
Biofeedback Nurse
Breast Care Nurse
Burn Nurse
Burn Nurse Practitioner
Camp Nurse
Cardiac Catheterization Nurse
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Nurse
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Nurse Practitioner
Cardiothoracic Nurse Anesthetist
Cardiovascular Nurse
Case Manager
Chemotherapy Nurse
Child Adolescent Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Child Psychiatric Nurse
Childbirth Educator
Circulating Nurse
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical Research Nurse
Community Health Nurse
Compliance Specialist Nurse
Consultant
Continence Nurse
Coronary Care Nurse
Correctional Facility Nurse
Critical Care Nurse
Photo and profile of May Ling Luc
Critical Care Transport Nurse
Cruise Ship/ Resort Nurse
Dean of Nursing
Dermatology Nurse Practitioner
Dermatology Nurse
Developmental Disabilities Nurse Practitioner
Diabetes Educator
Dialysis/Apheresis Nurse
Disaster/Bioterrorism Nurse
Domestic Violence Nurse Examiner
Ear, Nose and Throat Nurse
Ear, Nose and Throat Nurse Practitioner
Photo and profile of Erin Ross
Editor-Book
Editor-Journal
Educator
Electrophysiology Nurse
Emergency Room Nurse
Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner
Endocrinology Nurse
Endoscopy Nurse
Endoscopy Nurse Practitioner
Entrepreneur
Photo and profile of Jean Aertker
Epidemiology Nurse
Ethicist
Family Nurse Practitioner
Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
First Assist Nurse
Flight Nurse/ Critical Care Transport
Photo and profile of Christopher Manacci
Forensic Nurse
Fraud and Abuse Investigator
Gastroenterology Nurse
General Practice Nurse Anesthetist
Photo and profile of Christopher Rinehart
Genetics Counselor
Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
Geropsychiatric Nurse
Health Care Surveyor
Health and Safety Manager
Health Center Nurse
Health Coach
Health Policy Analyst
Healthcare Dispute Analyst
Herbalist
Historian
HIV/AIDS Specialist
Holistic Health Nurse
Home Health Care Nurse Practitioner
Home Health Nurse
Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse
Photo and profile of Maeve Davis
In Vitro Fertilization Nurse
Infection Control Nurse
Infectious Disease Nurse Practitioner
Informatics Specialist
Infusion Therapy Nurse
Intake Nurse
International Health Nurse
Interventional Radiology Nurse Practitioner
Inventor
Labor and Delivery Nurse
Labor and Delivery Nurse Anesthetist
Lactation Counselor
Learning Disabilities Nurse
Legal Consultant
Legislator
Lobbyist
Long Term Care Administrator
Long Term Care Nurse
Massage Therapy Nurse
Media Consultant
Medical Records Auditor
Medical-Surgical Nurse
Military Nurse
Minimum Data Set Nurse
Missionary Nurse
Mother/Baby Nurse (Post Partum)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Nurse
Neonatal Nurse
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Nephrology Nurse
Nephrology Nurse Practitioner
Neuroscience Nurse
Nurse Executive
Nurse Manager
Nurse Midwife
Nurse Psychotherapist
Nursing Supervisor
Nutrition Support Nurse
Occupational/Industrial Nurse
Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner
Office Nurse
Ombudsman
Oncology Nurse
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Photo and profile of Jill San Juan
Ophthalmic Nurse
Operating Room Nurse
Organ Donation Counselor
Orthopedic Nurse
Pain Management Nurse
Pain Management Nurse Practitioner
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Parish Nurse
Patient Education Coordinator
Patient Review Instrument Nurse Assessor
Peace Corps Volunteer
Pediatric Cardiac Nurse Anesthetist
Pediatric Nurse
Pediatric Nurse Anesthetist
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Oncology Nurse
Performance Improvement Director
Photo and profile of Jason Tan
Perianesthesia Nurse
Perioperative Nurse Practitioner
Perinatal Nurse
Pharmaceutical Representative
Pharmaceutical Research Nurse
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Nurse
Poison Information Nurse
Private Duty Nurse
Psychiatric Nurse
Public and Community Health Nurse
Public Policy Advisor
Pulmonary/Respiratory Nurse
Quality Assurance Nurse
Radiology Nurse
Rapid Response Nurse
Recovery Room Nurse
Recruiter
Rehabilitation Nurse
Reproductive Nurse
Research Coordinator
Researcher
Photo and profile Mary Kerr
Respiratory Nurse Practitioner
Rheumatology Nurse
Risk-Management Nurse
Rural Health Nurse
School Nurse
Scrub Nurse
Simulation Laboratory Director
Photo and profile of Kelli Bryant
Space Nurse/Astronaut
Spinal Cord Injury Nurse
Staff Development Educator
Staff Nurse
Subacute/Transition Care Nurse
Telehealth Nurse
Telemetry Nurse
Telephonic Triage Nurse
Transcultural Nurse
Transplant Nurse
Trauma Nurse
Travel Nurse
Triage Nurse
Underwriter Nurse
University Provost/President
Urology Nurse
Utilization Review Nurse
Vaccination Nurse
Vascular Nurse
Veterinarian Nurse
Women’s Health Nurse
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
Wound Care/Ostomy Nurse
Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Practitioner
Appendices
Appendix A Certification guides
Appendix B Tables Regarding Salaries, Employment and Other Data
About the author
Emerson E. Ea, Ph D, DNP, APRN, FAAN, is assistant dean and clinical associate professor at New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing.