7 Alternative Nursing Careers That Go Beyond the Hospital


When you hear the word “nursing,” you may conjure up images of someone in scrubs, hurrying from patient to patient in a hospital. And while you have considered nursing as a career, this image doesn’t seem to align with your own goals and passions. You are interested in healthcare, but either don’t want to work in hands-on care, or you’d like to help more people than just day-to-day patients.

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