Understanding Nursing Specialties for Recruiters

The following Understanding Nursing Specialties for Recruiters Training helps healthcare recruiters understand common nursing specialties, care settings, and levels of experience to accurately evaluate candidate qualifications and specialty alignment.

What You Will Learn:

• Differentiate between nursing roles, specialties, care settings, and levels of care.

• Identify common nursing specialties and the patient populations and settings associated with them.

• Evaluate nursing experience by confirming the candidate’s unit, patient population, setting, and relevant dates.

• Recognize when related nursing specialties should not automatically be considered equivalent.

• Apply appropriate screening and documentation practices when comparing candidate experience with job requirements.

Once completed, you will receive a certificate of completion to verify you have finished the training. Course Length: 30 min. 

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