For a free trial of World Book Online, click here . Most nurses work in hospitals taking care of sick people and helping them get well. But nurses also work in other places. Visiting nurses go to the homes of the sick.
Some nurses assist in the offices of doctors and dentists.
Others work in medical clinics, in schools, in stores and factories, in the armed forces, and on ships, trains, and airplanes. In addition to caring for the sick, nurses help healthy people stay well. They teach children and adults to protect themselves from disease. Nurses who have had advanced education may also teach in schools and colleges of nursing. Some nurses with advanced clinical skills have started their own clinics, providing patients with such services as physical examinations and nutrition and mental health counseling.