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4 things to love about ambulatory nursing

By DailyNurse  
   January 13, 2025

Ask anyone on the street what nurses do, and the most common response is likely to be that nurses care for sick people in the hospital.

Even many nurses themselves are probably of the mind that “real” nurses work in acute care. However, this could not be further from reality. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Nursing Workforce Factsheet, 55 percent of nurses work in “general medical and surgical hospitals.”

Considering that statistic, we can wonder how the other 45 percent of nurses earn a living. Ambulatory nurses comprise a sizeable segment of the nursing workforce, so there must be many good reasons why these individuals choose to work outside the hospital. Let’s explore four things you can definitely love about ambulatory nursing.

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