Different Fields of Nursing & 4.
Industrial or Occupational Health
Patient’s Bill of Rights
Different Fields of Nursing
1. Hospital or Institutional Nursing
- It is a general term for registered
nurses who are working under the
government and private
institutions.
- Population focused or oriented
- Delivers health services in hospital
settings
2. Public Health Nursing or Community
Health Nursing
- Their work is more of health
education, assessments and
investigations of disease patterns
and the first line of action during
disease outbreaks, terrorist attacks
or
refugee camps.
- Deliver health services in
community (versus hospital)
settings such as health centre,
school, homeless shelter, or senior
center.
3. Private Duty or Special Duty Nurse
- available for nurses who care for
patients in their homes.
- 4, 8, 12 hour shifts in a patient's
home via an agency or if they are
self-contract.
- The unspoken rules of the
household, dealing with
dysfunctional families, and the
environment of the home are all
aspects of this job that must be
dealt with by the private duty
nurse.
Nursing
- provides for and delivers health and
safety programs and services to
workers, worker populations and
community groups.
- practice focuses on promotion and
restoration of health, prevention of
illness and injury, and protection
from work-related and
environmental hazards
- have a combined knowledge of
health and business
5. Nursing Education
- combine clinical expertise and a
passion for teaching into rich and
rewarding careers. 
- responsible for preparing and
mentoring current and future
generations of nurses.
6. Military Nursing
- healthcare professionals who
provide medical care to patients in
military clinics and hospitals.
- look after active-duty personnel,
military retirees and their
dependents.
- They may also provide healthcare to
civilian emergency patients. During
wartime, these nurses provide
medical care around the world.
7. School Health Nursing
- specialized practice of public health
nursing, protects and promotes
student health, facilitates normal
development, and advances
academic success.
8. Clinic Nursing
 - typically licensed practical nurses
(LPNs), licensed vocational nurses
(LVNs), or registered nurses (RNs)
who work in a medical clinic,
collecting patient information,
performing or aiding in medical
tests, and helping with patient
education.

9. Entrepreneurship
- use their nursing education and
business background to start
ventures within the healthcare
industry—establishing, promoting
and running their own companies.

Other Nursing Fields

1. Legal Nursing Consultant

2. Forensic Nursing
3. Cruise Ship Nursing
4. Flight/Transport Nursing
5. Nursing Infomatics