The American Nurses Association celebrates National Nurses Week starting on Nurses Day, May 6, and ending on May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday. Nurses work crazy hours, help fight disease, and advocate for their patients, making it a caring, but complicated profession. That being said, the Bureau Labor of Statistics estimates employment of registered nurses is projected to grow 16% between 2014 and 2024, a much faster average than most other occupations. This growth is due to many reasons that include a large emphasis on preventative care and demand for healthcare services for the baby boom population. Check out some of these titles that highlight the exciting and emotional moments of the nursing world.
In her book, The Nurses, Alexandra Robbins describes nursing as a fascinating yet dangerous profession. She follows real-life nurses in four hospitals and interviews hundreds more. Robbins suggests one of the best ways the public can thank a nurse is to bring them treats or send a letter of appreciation to hospital administration.
Practicing nurse and NYT columnist Theresa Brown wrote The Shift, which helps us experience a day in the life of a nurse on a hospital's cancer ward.
Thinking about joining the nursing profession or just starting a new nursing job? Read some words of wisdom in First Year Nurse.
Find out who murdered the private nurse in Death of A Nurse, the latest in M.C. Beaton's best-selling Hamish Macbeth series.
Of course I have to mention everyone's favorite time-travelling nurse Claire Fraser from the Outlander Series adapted for television on the Starz network.