nursing
caring for people who are sick or injured
Person-centered care
medical care with a patient actively participating in the plan
moving and lifting patients
moving or repositioning patients
obstetrical nursing
prenatal care and pregnancy nursing specialty
public health nursing
nursing speciality focused on public health
nursing assessment
gathering of information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological and spiritual status
long-term care
services for the elderly or those with chronic illness or disability
private duty nursing
nursing by a registered or licensed nurse to care for a specific patient in a health facility or in the home
community health nursing
nursing care delivered outside acute hospitals (e.g. home, school, prison)
registered nurse
nurse who graduated from a nursing program and passed a national licensing exam
Correctional nursing
field of nursing
military nursing
practice of nursing in military environments
emergency nursing
nursing specialty concerned with care for patients who require immediate medical attention
toileting
medical procedure
holistic nursing
medical care practice
critical care nursing
nursing with a focus on the utmost care of the critically ill or unstable patients
nursing process
method of nursing care
intensive care medicine
medical care subspecialty, treating critically ill
forensic nursing
application of nursing knowledge to questions of law
travel nursing
nursing practice involving licensed professional nurses who travel to work in temporary nursing positions
care dependency
need on caregiver's assistance for daily activities
psychiatric nursing
specialty applying psychiatric principles in caring for the mentally ill
Genetics nursing
nursing specialty
maternal-child nursing
nursing specialty that deals with the care of pregnant women, with childbirth and the care of their newborn children
neonatal nursing
Specialty of nursing
evidence-based nursing
nursing care that integrates science with nursing expertise
primary nursing
nursing care delivery which emphasizes continuity of care and responsibility acceptance by having one registered nurse