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In the modern world, there are a large number of specialties within nursing. Professional organizations or certifying boards issue voluntary certification in many of these specialties. Some require a baccalaureate or advanced nursing degree.
Nurse anesthetist American Association of Nurse Anesthetists http://www.aana.com/
Nurse attorney American Association of Nurse Attorneys http://www.taana.com Nurse massage therapists National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists http://www.nanmt.org Nurse-midwife American College of Nurse-Midwives http://www.midwife.org/ Nurse practitioner American Academy of Nurse Practitioners http://www.aanp.org/default.asp Nursing educator American Association of Colleges of Nursing http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ Professional Nurse Educators Group http://www.pneg.org/
Nursing informatics American Nursing Informatics Association http://www.ania.org/ Nursing management The American Organization of Nurse Executives http://www.aone.org/ Obstetrics-gynecology nursing Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses http://www.awhonn.org/ Occupational health nursing American Association of Occupational Health Nurses http://www.aaohn.org/ Oncology nursing Oncology Nursing Society http://www.ons.org/ Ophthalmic-registered nursing American Society of Ophthalmic-Registered Nurses, Inc. http://www.asorn.org Orthopedic nursing National Association of Orthopedic Nurses http://www.orthonurse.org/ Ostomy nursing (see Wound nursing) Otorhinolaryngology nurses Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses http://www.sohnnurse.com Pain management and palliative care nursing American Society for Pain Management Nursing http://www.aspmn.org/ Pediatric nursing Society of Pediatric Nurses http://www.pedsnurses.org National Association of Pediatric Nurses Associates & Practitioners http://www.napnap.org Pediatric oncology nursing Association of Pediatric Hematology/oncology Nurses http://www.apon.org/ Perianesthesia nursing American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses http://www.aspan.org/ Perioperative nursing Association of periOperative Registered Nurses http://www.aorn.org/ Plastic and reconstructive surgical nursing American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses http://www.aspsn.org Psychiatric or mental health nursing American Psychiatric Nurses Association http://www.apna.org Radiology nursing American Radiological Nurses Association http://www.arna.net Rehabilitation nursing Association of Rehabilitation Nurses http://www.rehabnurse.org Respiratory nursing Respiratory Nursing Society http://www.respiratorynursingsociety.org School nursing National Association of School Nurses http://www.nasn.org Space nursing Space Nursing Society http://www.spacenursingsociety.com Spinal cord injury nurses American Association of Spinal Cord Injury nurses http://www.aascin.org Staff development National Nursing Staff Development Organization http://www.nnsdo.org Transcultural nursing Transcultural Nursing Society http://www.tcns.org Trauma nursing Society of Trauma Nurses http://www.traumanursesoc.org Urology nursing Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates http://www.suna.org Vascular nursing Society for Vascular Nursing http://www.svnnet.org Women’s health nurse practitioner National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health http://www.npwh.org Wound, ostomy,and continence nursing Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society http://www.wocn.org
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