Elsevier's Nursing Team has created this infographic in honor of Nurses Week 2015.

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1. having high ethical principles
2. embodying personal qualities
that people admire
For 11 straight years,
nurses have ranked #1 as the
MOST TRUSTED
PROFESSION
for honesty and
ethical standards.
#1
Currently, this nursing workforce is
…and counting.
U.S. Nurses
U.S. Army
That’s about 4x the size of the U.S. Army.
With the critical role they play,
it’s not too surprising that nursing is the
FASTEST GROWING
INDUSTRYin the country.
NURSING
ALL OTHER
OCCUPATIONS
19%
11%
TotalIndustryGrowth
TO PROVIDE SAFE AND
QUALITY CARE FOR THE
8,102,573 AMERICANS
in need each day.
Their mission:
Nursing Student
RN
Registered Nurse
LPN
Licensed Practical
Nurse NP
Nurse
Practitioner
Nurse Researcher
Nurse
Executive
…not to mention all of the
nursing students preparing to fill
the ranks in the very near future.
Nurse Educator
So who makes up this noble group of nurses?
Which means by year’s end, the nurse has
traveled farther than
the length of California
moved enough weight to
dwarf the great blue whale
helped improve the lives of
nearly 1,100 patients
And that’s considering their already
JAM-PACKED SCHEDULE.
direct patient care
research and evaluate more effective
ways of caring for patients
coordinate care
document care
communicate with care team
interpret patient information
conduct physical exams
and health histories
counsel and educate patients
administer medications
Yes, the job of a nurse can be
QUITE DEMANDING.
In fact, meeting the
professional criteria is
no small accomplishment,
as a nurse must:
Physical Strength
Mental
Strength
Emotional
Strength
The Noble
Nurse
KNOW anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology,
and more, and apply that knowledge at a moment’s notice
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admit, transfer, and
discharge patients
MAKE crucial patient care decisions
BE an advocate for the patient, teacher for the family,
and the backbone of the healthcare team
LOVE people at their weakest moments
DO what no one else does, in a way that no one else can do it
Not that it’s a simple task.
DURING A SINGLE SHIFT, a nurse will, on average...
THE NOBLE NURSE
walk over 4 MILES safely lift over 1.8 TONS and care for nearly 7 PATIENTS
perform wound care
stay on top of new innovations
and information in the field
But despite all that the profession asks of them, nurses continue to
MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
And that is, perhaps, their noblest quality of all.
Sources: 1. Gallup. Americans Rate Nurses Highest on Honesty, Ethical Standards. December 2014.
2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. May 2014. 3. U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services. bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce 4. American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
http://www.aacn.nche.edu 5. National League of Nurses. http://www.nln.orgTogether, we can shape the future of nursing.
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