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Nursing and midwifery in Western Australia

Become a nurse or midwife

Specialising

One aspect of nursing that many nurses find appealing is the range of specialties that you can work in. Chances are there is a field that suits you, your skills and interests. This requires either postgraduate education or nursing experience gained on the job.

Some of these specialty areas include:

  • Burns
  • Clinical nursing
  • Community
  • Dialysis
  • Education (hospital or university based)
  • Emergency
  • Gerontology / aged care
  • Infection control
  • Intensive care
  • Management
  • Medical nursing
  • Mental health
  • Midwifery
  • Neonatal intensive care (newborn babies)
  • Nurse practitioner
  • Occupational health
  • Oncology (relating to cancer)
  • Paediatric (children)
  • Remote area nursing
  • Research
  • Rural nursing
  • Surgical nursing

More about becoming a nurse or midwife:

» Why become a nurse or midwife?
» Types of nurses
» Learning
» Where can I get some advice?
» Your career
» Real stories
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