The federal Nursing Series, series code 0610, covers positions in government that call for professional knowledge of nursing. Work in the series includes caring for patients in hospitals and clinics. It also includes care given in health units at workplaces, in patients' homes, in schools, and in communities.
Some of the work in this series involves anesthesia. Nurses in those positions give patients anesthetic agents, along with supportive treatments, when the patients are undergoing surgery or another medical procedure.
Other positions center on encouraging better health practices, or on teaching. Some are research positions, covering one area of nursing or several parts of it. Others are advisory, where a nurse consults with and guides other nurses who give direct care to patients.