2024 Career Planning Guide
NURSING SPECIALITIES KEY : n Minimum Education required n Certifications required n Experience needed n Certification credential n Possible employment n Professional Organization n References / Resources
Substance Abuse Nurse
Both a mental and physical disorder , substance abuse requires that nurses treat and educate patients with drugs , alcohol and other substance addictions .
n ASN / ADN or BSN n Certified Addictions Registered Nurse n 2,000 hours of addictions-related nursing experience and 30 CE hours n CARN n Hospital psychiatric units , inpatient or outpatient treatment / rehabilitation centers ; mental health clinics n International Nurses Society on Addictions ( www . intnsa . org )
Transcultural Nurse
Provide culturally sensitive care to patients in foreign countries or at home — serving as a bridge between various cultural groups — through basic nursing care , communication , education .
n RN , ASN / ADN , or BSN n Transcultural Nurse certification exam n 2,400 hours of transcultural nursing practice n CTN-B ; CTN-A ( basic and advanced ) n Hospitals , clinics , outpatient facilities n Transcultural Nursing Society ( www . tcns . org )
n Resources : “ Transcultural Nursing : A Presentable and Unpresentable Experience in Cambodia ” By S . Favazza ( Vol 59 , No 1 – January 2012 ). Read at https :// bit . ly / 2kc3scO
Transplant Nurse
Transplant Nurses help patients donate and receive organs . They prepare living donors ( and their families ) for transplant procedures . Transplant Nurses also care for patients who receive organs from deceased donors . Transplant Nurses assist the medical team during surgery and work in post- operative care , monitoring patients for complications like organ rejection .
n ASN / ADN , BSN ( BSN Preferred ) n Transcultural Nurse certification exam
n Pass National Council Licensure Examination ( NCLEX-RN ). Get a few years of experience in crit ical care , intensive care , or medical-surgical nursing before applying to take your certification exam for transplant nursing .
n CCTC , CCTN n Hospitals ( acute care settings ), Ambulatory care centers n International Transplant Nurses Society ( www . itns . org )
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