As a leader, recommend educational opportunities and reading materials or tips from your own experience to strengthen less-experienced members. If you're a team member, don't be afraid to ask the leader for help. Besides building teamwork, you'll demonstrate your willingness to learn. Wis. Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon. Did you know . . .
Nursing students make up over half of all health care profession students.
Nurses are the largest single component of hospital staff, are the primary providers of hospital patient care, and deliver most long-term care. In the United States, nurses outnumber physicians 4 to 1. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for RNs will grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2008.