What forms of nursing brings the greatest satisfaction in meeting the needs of their patients and society?

This really depends on the individual nurse. Each have their passion, and each have many specialties to choose from. What is satisfying to one may not be to another. This does not make any one of these choices less important than the other. Look below at the list of possibilities. Each nurse should pursue the area that fulfills his/her needs, wants, and desires, and with this - I believe - will promote a nurse who is more efficient, proficient, and productive which benefits the patients being served.


Some specialties in nursing are as follows.

Ambulatory care nurses
Critical care nurses
Emergency, or trauma, nurses
Transport nurses
Holistic nurses
Hospice and palliative care nurses
Infusion nurses
Long- term care nurses
Medical-surgical nurses
Occupational health nurses
Perianesthesia nurses
Perioperative nurses
Psychiatric-mental health nurses
Radiology nurses
Transplant nurses
Intellectual and developmental disabilities nurses
Diabetes management nurses
HIV/AIDS nurses
Oncology nurses
Wound, ostomy, and continence nurses
Cardiovascular nurses
Dermatology nurses
Gastroenterology nurses
Gynecology nurses
Nephrology nurses
Neuroscience nurses
Ophthalmic nurses
Orthopedic nurses
Otorhinolaryngology nurses
Respiratory nurses
Urology nurses
neonatal nurses
Nurse practitioners (minimum requirement of a master's degree)
Forensics nurses
Infection control nurses
Nurse administrators
Legal nurse
Nurse informaticists

Registered nurses (RNs), regardless of specialty or work setting, treat patients, educate patients and the public about various medical conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients' family members. RNs record patients' medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.