Driven by technological advances in patient care, employment opportunities for registered nurses are growing faster that the average for all occupations within the healthcare industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics named nursing among the five occupations projected to have the largest number of new jobs. The areas of home health, long-term and ambulatory care are expected to grow the fastest, but there will always be a need for hospital nurses. Nurses outnumber every other group of providers on hospital staffs and are principal providers of hospital patient care. They also deliver most of the nation's long-term care.
Most healthcare services involve some form of care by nurses.
There are more than four times as many nurses as physicians in the United States. Nurses deliver a vast array of healthcare services, including primary and preventive care by advanced nurse practitioners for patients in all stages of life - pediatrics, family health, women's health, and gerontology. All Rights Reserved. The Thomas Jefferson University web site, its contents and programs, is provided for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice nor is it intended to create any physician-patient relationship. Please remember that this information should not substitute for a visit or a consultation with a health care provider.