Registered nurses work to promote health, prevent diseases and help patients cope with illness. Nurses provide direct patient care, observe, assess and record symptoms, reactions and progress and they assist doctors with treatment.
Nursing is the largest health occupation.
Nurses must graduate from a nursing program to obtain licensure. To gain promotion, it would be advisable, to go on to obtain a masters degree in Nursing to become a nurse practitioner. Nursing is the largest health profession in the nation.