The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that employment among RNs will grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2006. Hospital nursing is just one of many areas where nurses practice. Examples of other practice settings include home care, public health, extended care centers, clinics, offices, schools, military service, corporations, health-related industries, hospice, occupational settings, and health and wellness centers. There are also many subspecialty nursing practice areas such as sports injury nursing, cancer nursing, care of heart attack and heart surgery patients, and newborn intensive care nursing. You can work in one setting or you can take short-term assignments as a travel nurse.
Travel nurses fill temporary assignments for nursing staff all over the globe.
Nurses also serve in key government and elected positions where they advocate for the health needs of all people. Nurses with advanced education become nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, educators, researchers, and managers. The possibilities in nursing are unlimited. Nursing is both an art and a science. It blends a scientific mind, technological know-how, a compassionate heart, and healing hands.