2026 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
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)
Trauma Nurse
Trauma nursing is dedicated to providing optimal patient care across the continuum which includes injury prevention, pre- hospital care, acute care, rehabilitation, and reintegration into society. Trauma nurses
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