Levels of Nursing Practice
Diploma Nurse
Where are diploma nursing programs?
Forensic Nursing
What do forensic nurses do and what education and/or training do they need?
Education for Advanced-Practice Nurses
What education is required for APRN's beyond RN licensure?
Private Consulting
What is a legal nurse consultant, what training is required, and what do they do?
Travel Nursing
What is required for travel nursing?
Associate Degree Nurse
What is the education requirement for an associate degree RN?
Utilization Review Nurse
What do nurses do in utilization review and what are the requirements for this position?
Nurse Practitioner
What does a nurse practitioner do and what specialties can they specialize in?
Nurse Manager
What management opportunities are available for a BSN graduate?
Extended-Care Facility Nursing
What does a nurse do in elderly long-term care?
Bachelor Degree Nurse
What is the education requirement for a BSN?
Risk/Quality Management
What do nurses do in risk or quality management and what training do they need?
Doctor of Nursing Practice
What education is required for a DNP and what does a nurse with a DNP do?
Flight Nurse
What are the requirements for becoming a flight nurse and what does a flight nurse do?
Outpatient Clinics and Physician Offices
What do nurses do in clinics or out-patient surgery?
LPN/LVN and UAP
What are each of the terms LPN/LVN and UAP and what are they allowed to do?
Intensive Care Unit
What do nurses do in the ICU?
Certified Nurse-Midwives
What does a CNM do and what training is required?
Emergency Department
What does an ER nurse do and what requirements are there?
Home Care and Hospice
What do nurses do in home care and hospice settings?
Advanced Practice Nurse
What additional education is required for an APRN?
Women and Children Services
What do nurses do in pediatrics, post-partum, labor and delivery areas?
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
What does a CRNA do and what is the education requirement?
Operating Room
What does a nurse do in the surgical department?
Hospital Staff Nurse
Where do nurses work in the hospital acute-care setting and what do they do?