Types of Nurses
We focus on LPNs a lot here as a “type” of nurse. But getting more specific can really show all the truly different types of nurses there are – regardless of certification or letters after their name. Many nurses decide which of the type of nurse they want to be from a list like this, rather than from an acronym list like LPN, RN, BSN, MSN.
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
- Ambulatory Care Nurse
- Cardiac Cath Lab Nurse
- Case Management Nurse
- Certified Nurse Midwife
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Clinical Nurse Leader
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Critical Care Nurse
- Dermatology Nurse
- Dialysis Nurse
- Emergency Room Nurse
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Forensic Nurse
- Gastroenterology Nurse
- Geriatric Nurse
- Hematology Nurse
- Holistic Nurse
- Home Health Care Nurse
- Hospice Nurse
- Independent Nurse Contractor
- Infection Control Nurse
- Labor Delivery Nurse
- Legal Nurse Consultant
- Long Term Care Nurse
- Managed Care Nurse
- Military Nurse
- Missionary Nurse
- Neonatal Nurse
- Nephrology Nurse
- Neuroscience Nurse
- Nurse Advocate
- Nurse Anesthetist
- Nurse Attorney
- Nurse Educator
- Nurse Executive
- Nurse Manager
- Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Researcher
- Obstetrics Nurse
- Occupational Health Nurse
- Oncology Nurse
- Operating Room Nurse
- Ophthalmic Nurse
- Orthopaedic Nurse
- Pain Management Nurse
- Pediatric Endocrinology Nurse
- Pediatric Nurse
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Perianesthesia Nurse
- Perinatal Nurse
- Plastic Surgery Nurse
- Psychiatric Nurse
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
- Public Health Nurse
- Pulmonary Care Nurse
- Radiology Nurse
- Rehabilitation Nurse
- Rheumatology Nurse
- School Nurse
- Surgical Nurse
- Transplant Nurse
- Trauma Nurse
- Travel Nurse
- Triage Nurse
- Wound Care Nurse