In the modern world, there are a number of nursing specialities.

Professional organizations or certifying boards issue voluntary certification in many of these specialties.

List of nursing specialties

Advanced practice nursing

Aesthetic nursing/cosmetic nursing

Ambulatory care nursing

Burn nursing

Camp nursing

Cardiac nursing

Cardiac Intervention nursing

Diabetes Nursing

Dental nursing

Medical case management

Community health nursing

Correctional nursing

Critical care nursing

Emergency nursing

Environmental health nursing

Faith community nursing

Flight nursing

Forensic nursing

Gastroenterology nursing

Genetics nursing

Geriatric nursing

Haematology nursing

Health visiting

Holistic nursing

Home health nursing

Hospice and palliative care nursing

Hyperbaric nursing

Immunology and allergy nursing

Intravenous therapy nursing

Infection control nursing

Infectious disease nursing

Legal nurse consultant

Maternal-child nursing

Medical-surgical nursing

Military and uniformed services nursing

Neonatal nursing

Neurosurgical nursing

Nephrology nursing

Nurse attorney

Nursing informatics

Nursing management

Nursing research

Nurse midwifery

Obstetrical nursing

Occupational health nursing

Oncology nursing

Orthopaedic nursing

Ostomy nursing

Pediatric nursing

Perianesthesia nursing

Perioperative nursing

Psychiatric nursing

Private duty nursing

Public health nursing

Pulmonary nursing

Quality improvement

Radiology nursing

Rehabilitation nursing

Research nursing

Renal nursing

School nursing

Space nursing

Sub-acute nursing

Substance abuse nursing

Surgical nursing

Telenursing

Telephone triage nursing

Transplantation nursing

Travel nursing

Urology nursing

Utilization management

Vascular Access

Wound care

See also

List of nursing credentials

References

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List of nursing specialties