8 Unique Nursing Careers You Didnt Know Existed

8 Unique Nursing Careers You Didnt Know ExistedThere are a thousand nursing specialties out there, but most people only know of a handful. If you want to choose nursing as your career, but you want to do something a little different than working in a hospital or office setting, then you might want to consider a few of these more obscure nursing positions. Think outside the hospital googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1472832388529-0) ) 1. Legal Nursing ConsultantIf you have an interest in law as well as nursing, you could consider becoming certified as an LNC. Youll work with lawsuits and workers comp cases, or as a sort of in-house medical expert as the go-to on terminology, medical practices, and health care. Certification isnt always required, but it will certainly give you a boost.2. Forensic NursingYoull still be treating patients and dressing wounds, but youll also be assessing patients to determine whether or leid a crime has been committed and collecti ng evidence. This job might even involve identifying bodies. Its likely not as glamorous as T.V. shows make it out to be, but still very cool, and you get to play your part in making sure justice is served.3. Cruise Ship NursingSee the world, sail the seas, and live your life where others only vacation. All you have to do is treat the thousands of patients sailing around with you at any given time. The workload is diverse, the people are from all over, the perks are undeniable youll get free room and board plus good vacation time after long stretches of work.4. Camp NursingLove the great outdoors? Were you a camp kid back in the day? Sign up to be the nurse at a summer or wilderness camp to deal with sick campers. You wont make that much money, comparatively speaking, but you will lead a much more relaxed life (and work life) and get to work with kids, if thats your preference.5. Flight/Transport NursingRural areas dont have the kinds of medical resources for emergencies that larger metropolitan areas do. The long ambulance rides or helicopter flights often require a nurse to ride along to help. Get yourself certified as a CFRN (Certified Flight Registered Nurse) for this always exciting gig. And bonbon the money is pretty great6. Nursing InformaticsWant to be a nurse but find that you also really love geeking out about technology? You could work in large medical facilities or private consulting firms, keeping up with the newest technology to optimize patient care.7. Parish NursingBring your spirituality and faith to work as a parish nurse, where you can help your patients improve their physical health as well as their overall spiritual well-being. This can be a very rewarding career for the right kind of nurse who wants to serve a specific community. This type of nursing is most common in Christian denominations, but others are starting to pop up as well.8. Hyperbaric NursingThis field is in surprisingly high demand. Hyperbaric nurses treat patients in decomp ression chambers to relieve multiple kinds of very serious symptoms. Youll work with cutting-edge treatments and be at the forefront of helping with this growing medical practice, but this job does come with some physical risk, given how much exposure youll have to the decompression chambers.