Nurses practice in a wide
range of settings, from hospitals to visiting people in their
homes and caring for them in schools to research in pharmaceutical
companies.
Nurses
work in occupational health settings, free-standing clinics
and physician offices, nurse-run clinics, long-term care facilities,
and camps. They also work on cruise ships and in military
service.
Nurses
act as advisers and consultants to the healthcare and insurance
industries. Some are attorneys and others work with attorneys
as legal nurse consultants, reviewing patient records to assure
that adequate care was provided and testifying in court.
Nurses
can work on a temporary basis, which involves doing shifts
without a contact in a variety of settings, sometimes known
as per diem nursing, agency nursing or travel nursing.
