Editing Registered nurse (section)

==Benefits of nursing==
When obtaining a nursing degree, there are personal benefits that come with it. One personal benefit is that nursing is a highly respected position.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Peltomaa |first1=Katriina |title=Nursing Power as Viewed by Nursing Professionals |journal=Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences |date=3 September 2013 |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=580–8 |doi=10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01069.x|pmid=23003338 }}</ref> Another personal advantage is the availability of jobs; nurses are in high demand.<ref name=consider>{{cite web |author=Purdue University Global |title=Should You Become a Nurse? 5 Things to Consider |url=https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/nursing/should-you-become-a-nurse-5-things-to-consider/ |website=Purdue Global |publisher=Purdue University Global |date=7 June 2018}}</ref> Nursing also provides many different possibilities of employment, because with a nursing degree, there are many positions that fall under this category.<ref name=consider/> Being able to explore multiple options gives someone the chance to find the most suitable job for themselves.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Middaugh |first1=Donna J., and Patricia E. Thompson |title=Nursing students benefit your facility |journal= MedSurg Nursing, Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine |date=December 2007 |volume=16 |issue=6 |pages=408–10 |pmid=18390263 |url=https://link-gale.com.butte.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/A173554636/HRCA?u=orov49112&sid=HRCA&xid=ceb7d37e |access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref> Nurses are generally in demand around the world.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Nursing and midwifery |url=https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/nursing-and-midwifery#:~:text=Key%20facts,the%20year%202030%20(1). |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=www.who.int |language=en}}</ref> The World Health Organization estimates that by 2030 there will be a world-wide shortage of 4.5 million nurses.<ref name=":1" />

Patients benefit from having a sufficient number of nurses to meet the clinic's or hospital's needs.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Middaugh |first1=Donna J., and Patricia E. Thompson |title=Nursing students benefit your facility |journal=MedSurg Nursing, Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine |date=December 2007 |volume=16 |issue=6 |pages=408–10 |pmid=18390263 |url=https://link-gale.com.butte.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/A173554636/HRCA?u=orov49112&sid=HRCA&xid=ceb7d37e |access-date=24 November 2019 }}</ref> As the number of nurses increases, the quality of life for the patients increases as well.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Middaugh |first1=Donna J., and Patricia E. Thompson |title=Nursing students benefit your facility |journal=MedSurg Nursing, Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine |date=December 2007 |volume=16 |issue=6 |pages=408–10 |pmid=18390263 |url=https://link-gale.com.butte.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/A173554636/HRCA?u=orov49112&sid=HRCA&xid=ceb7d37e |access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref>