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| | Registered Nurse |
 | | Registered nurses (RNs) provide care, treatment, counseling and health education to ill or injured people. |
 | | Nurses may work in a certain specialty area such as intensive care, surgery or obstetrics, or with special populations such as children, the elderly or persons with disabilities. |
 | | Due to the changing environment for delivering health and illness care, today's nurses are found in acute care hospitals, sub-acute settings, rehabilitation and long-term care facilities, retirement communities, health maintenance organizations, ambulatory care clinics, specialized outpatient clinics, urgent care, birthing centers, schools, mental health settings, home health and hospice care. |
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