Nursing is the most diverse of all healthcare professions. Nurses practice in a wide range of settings but generally nursing is divided depending on the needs of the person being nursed.
The major divisions are :
the nursing of people with mental health problems - Psychiatric and mental health nursing
the nursing of people with learning or developmental disabilities - Learning disability nursing (UK)
the nursing of children - Pediatric nursing.
the nursing of older adults - Geriatric nursing
the nursing of people in acute care and long term care institutional settings.
the nursing of people in their own homes - Home health nursing (US), District nursing and Health visiting (UK). See also Live-in nurse
There are also specialist areas such as cardiac nursing, orthopedic nursing, palliative care, perioperative nursing, obstetrical nursing, and oncology nursing.
The major divisions are :
the nursing of people with mental health problems - Psychiatric and mental health nursing
the nursing of people with learning or developmental disabilities - Learning disability nursing (UK)
the nursing of children - Pediatric nursing.
the nursing of older adults - Geriatric nursing
the nursing of people in acute care and long term care institutional settings.
the nursing of people in their own homes - Home health nursing (US), District nursing and Health visiting (UK). See also Live-in nurse
There are also specialist areas such as cardiac nursing, orthopedic nursing, palliative care, perioperative nursing, obstetrical nursing, and oncology nursing.