Why Nursing?

• Due to the nursing shortage and aging populations, nurses are in constant demand, and there are many jobs available. They are also the first heath care professional a person sees, and spend the most time with the patient, this increases their importance.
• According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the employment for registered nurse is expected to grow 19% by 2022. 
• There is also a wide variety of specialties. There are 104 different specialties and different nursing degrees to choose from. We have gone into depth on many of these specialties throughout our blog.
• As a nurse you are also able to move up in the field and get advanced training and degrees.
• There are a variety of work places ranging from hospital, doctors offices, nursing homes, outpatient facilities, and home health care.

• Nurses can have careers in almost any location worldwide. There are many places looking for nurses all over the world because there is always a high demand in the field. 
• Work schedules can be flexible. Shifts range from 4-12 hours on average, and are on weekends or weekdays
• According to U.S. News report, "In 2012, registered nurses made an average salary of $68,910, which is pretty good pay compared with some other health care professions on this year's Best Jobs list." So as you can see from that statement, nurses make a nice amount of money.

Above are just a few of the many tangible benefits of nursing, there are millions of other reason personal to each individual nurse and nursing student. Nurses make an impact on the lives of people everyday, and it is a very rewarding career.

-Casey W

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