• Many careers are available for older people in nursing.nurse on duty image by Pix by Marti from Fotolia.com
  
  Although nursing is an emotionally rewarding career, it is physically challenging. Because of this, many nurses find the job too difficult as they age. Fortunately, a variety of nursing careers are available for older people, including options that are not physically demanding but make good use of experienced nurses' broad base of knowledge.
  
  

Legal Nurse Consultant

• A legal nurse consultant uses her clinical experiences as a registered nurse (RN) to analyze medical-related legal issues. This is a good option for older nurses, who can draw on their experience and expertise. A legal nurse consultant reviews medical and nursing issues currently under legal scrutiny and decide whether professional negligence may have occurred. A legal nurse consultant might also assess a situation to determine if medical records have been tampered with or fraud has occurred. In some cases, the legal nurse consultant prepares reports and exhibits to be used as evidence in court. They often work with an attorney and may be asked to testify in court.
  
  

Nursing Author

• Older people with extensive nursing knowledge and writing skills might enjoy a career as a nursing author. A nursing author may write medical articles for a variety of publications, including journals, newspapers and online sources. Additionally, nursing authors write books and textbooks about nursing history, nursing fundamentals and nursing specialties. Occasionally, a nursing author might even contribute to a TV series or movie based on the medical industry. According to Nurse.com, nursing authors are commonly employed by medical marketing companies, educational institutions, medical publications, pharmaceutical companies and freelance agencies.
  
  

Nurse Educator

• After practicing nursing for several years in the clinical setting, many nurses transition to teaching as they grow older and less able to handle the physical demands of nursing. A nurse educator is responsible for teaching students, staff, patients or members of the community in a variety of settings. Most commonly, nurse educators are hired by colleges or universities to teach nursing classes. However, other teaching settings include hospitals, senior centers, health clinics and home health care agencies. Nurse educators are responsible for planning lessons, instructing students and evaluating learning. Although the career may be time-consuming and challenging, it is less physically demanding than a clinical nursing job.