Nurses are individuals who are associated with the medical industry and are responsible for the care, safety, and recovery of those who are sick or injured. Being a part of medical and nursing research and performing non-clinical functions are also part of the nursing profession. Nurses are categorized into different groups depending on the type of their job and workplace, such as hospitals, homes, or private places.
The largest group of nurses falls under the category of hospital nurses, who are associated with established hospitals. They provide nursing care and carry out medical supervision as prescribed by the doctors. Other licensed nurses work under them and get a practical training about nursing. Hospital nurses are distinguished according to the various departments that they work in such as maternity, surgical, ICU, oncology or emergency ward nurses to name a few. However, they can also change their duty areas based on job rotations.
Office nurses take care of those patients who visit the physicians' clinics, offices and other emergency medical centers. They assist the physician in administering injections, dressing wounds, maintaining records, performing routine laboratory work and examining the patients.
Nurses working in nursing homes provide care to the residents of the nursing home. They develop treatment plans, supervise other nurses, perform invasive procedures, and make specific decisions depending on the severity of the situation, such as opting for intravenous fluids. Long-term rehabilitation units with seriously injured and ill patients and special care departments also fall under the working area of nursing home nurses.
One of the other categories includes Public Health nurses working in private agencies and Government sectors. These sectors may include clinics, schools, and retirement communities. They focus on general issues such as health screening and programs of immunizations are some of their responsibilities. They also conduct blood test campaigns, nutrition programs, and childcare programs, and concentrate on improving the overall health of the specific community.
Two other categories include registered nurses, who promote health and prevent diseases; and home health nurses, who provide special care to specific patients and attend them at home. Industrial or occupational nurses are involved with ill employees or customers at worksites at the same time providing health counseling. Head nurses or supervisors guide and assign duties to other nurses working under them.
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