Nursing is a discipline focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining, re-attaining and maintaining optimal health and functioning. Modern definitions of nursing define it as a science and an art that focuses on quality of life as defined by persons and families. Nursing is not only concerned about health and functioning but with quality of living and dying, lived experience, and universal lived experiences of health.
Nursing is an applied science which has a unique body of knowledge that utilizes principles from the physical, biological, and behavioral sciences. The central concern of nursing is the holistic person. The focus of nursing is health promotion, maintenance, curative, restorative, supportive and terminal care to individuals and groups of all ages, taking into consideration the factors that influence them in the total environment
| Acute Care | Community Health | Mental Health |
| Admin. of Educational Programs | Community/Mental Health | Mental Health Ethnic Specialist |
| Admin. of Nursing Services | Correctional Health | Midwife |
| Adolescent Nurse Specialist | Critical Care | Neonatal |
| Adult Health Care | Delivery of Services- Staff Development | Neurological |
| Ambulatory Care | Developmental Disabilities | Nursing Health Policy |
| Ambulatory Child Health | Diabetes Nursing | Occupational Health |
| Family Nursing | Oncology | School Health |
| Anesthesia | Gerontology | Pediatric |
| Cardiovascular | Maternity Nursing | Physiological Nursing |
| College/University faculty | Pulmonary | Spinal Cord Injury Nurse |
| Psychiatric | Rehabilitation | Transcultural Nursing |
| Psychosocial Nursing | Respiratory | Trauma |
| Public Health | Emergency Surgical Nurse | Nurse Researcher |
| Staff Development/Educator | Hospital Administrator | Medical-Surgical |
| Primary Ambulatory Care |
Active Listening |
Critical Thinking |
Able to Instruct Others |
Time Management |
Social Perceptiveness |
Integrity |
Monitoring |
Dependability |
Attention to Detail |
Concern for Others |
Adaptability/Flexibility |
Independence |
Stress Tolerance |
Initiative |
Oral/Written Expression and Comprehension |
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National Student Nurses' Association
National Institute of Health ; For internships
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
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http://www.choosenursing.com/options/index.html
http://www.nurse.com/students/careersinnursing.html
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NC Nursing Association of Nursing Students
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Nursing Facility Evaluation Checklist
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