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Professional organizations or certifying boards issue voluntary certification in many of these specialties. Advanced practice nursing Aesthetic nursing/cosmetic nursing
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Ambulatory nursing care requires critical reasoning and astute clinical judgment in order to expedite appropriate care and treatment, especially given that the patient may present with complex problems or potentially life threatening conditions.
Nursing is the largest healthcare profession in the United States, with more than 3.1 million registered nurses. [1] Between 2012 and 2022, employment for nurses is projected to grow by 19 percent, which is more than any other profession. [2]
In this table, as in many healthcare arenas, medical specialties are organized into the following groups: Surgical specialties focus on manually operative and instrumental techniques to treat disease. Medical specialties that focus on the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of disease. Diagnostic specialties focus more purely on diagnosis of ...
The organization of International Chief Health Professions Officers (ICHPO) [3] developed a widely-used definition of the allied health professions: Allied Health Professions are a distinct group of health professionals who apply their expertise to prevent disease transmission, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate people of all ages and all specialties.
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is a non-profit organization established in 1933 which represents 24 broad areas of specialty medicine. ABMS is the largest and most widely recognized physician-led specialty certification organization in the United States. [ 1 ]
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) represents more than 41,000 registered nurses in the United States [2] and abroad who facilitate the management, teaching, and practice of perioperative nursing, or who are enrolled in nursing education or engaged in perioperative research.