Nursing Careers
This nurse specializes in care for children and teens.
Pediatric Nurse
The first licensed African American Nurse
Mary Eliza Mahoney
Is said to be the founder of nursing
Florence Nightingale
This nurse assists with care of the surgical patient.
This nurse assists with the care of cancer patients
Oncology Nurse
Advocated nursing education and formal training programs to Congress
Sojourner Truth
Nursing dates back to what year
300 A.D.
The highly trained nurse diagnoses and treats illnesses and is able to prescribe medications.
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
What type of nurses focus and help patients that have musculoskeletal (bones) issues and diseases?
Orthopedic Nurse
Served as a nurse during the Civil War and used her knowledge of herbal medicine to treat wounded solders
Harriett Tubman
The name of the first nursing school
Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing
This nurse works in a high pressure scenario and assists with the stabilization of a patient
Emergency Room Nurse
This nurse works in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Critical Care Nurse
Used pay for working as a nurse to buy freedom. Credited as being the first African American to work as a physician although never formally trained.
James Derham
In 2016 there were how many nurses in the United States
3 Million
This type of nurse advocates and teaches communities about important health issues in their community.
Public Health Nurse
This type of nurse is highly trained in assisting with anesthesia during surgery and make over $150,000 annually.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Lillian Holland Harvey
What percentage of nurses work in the hospital
41%
This nurse oversees the entire unit of nursing teams. The usually have a Masters degree in nursing.
Nurse Administrator