护理学是一门多元化的学科，为挑战性和丰厚的职业提供机会。由学士学位准备的护士是通才，他们在医院，诊所，企业，家庭和各种其他场所为患者及其家人提供服务。护理涉及与在整个生命周期中患有疾病和/或残疾的个人的健康促进和健康恢复有关的活动。注册护士（RN）在各种环境中提供多种类型的医疗保健服务。除医院外，其中一些场所还包括公共和私人健康促进中心，临终关怀医院，门诊诊所，房屋，社区卫生中心，亚急性和康复中心，长期护理中心以及特殊人群的诊所，例如老年人，贫穷和服务不足。此外，一些注册护士管理自己的诊所或其他类型的健康
Nursing is a diverse discipline that affords the opportunity for a challenging and rewarding career. Bachelor-prepared nurses are generalists who provide services for patients and their families in hospitals, clinics, businesses, homes and a variety of other settings. Nursing involves activities related to health promotion and health restoration of individuals who are experiencing illness and/or disabilities throughout the lifespan. Registered nurses (RNs) provide many types of health care services in a variety of settings. Some of the settings, in addition to hospitals, include public and private health promotion centers, hospices, outpatient clinics, homes, community health centers, sub-acute and rehabilitation centers, long-term care centers, and clinics for special populations, such as the elderly, poor and underserved. In addition, some RNs manage their own clinics or other types of health-related businesses. Nurses with advanced degrees can become nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, administrators, researchers, political consultants, members of federal and state regulatory bodies, educators, and health care advisors to government and private businesses.