There are many steps a nursing student must take in order to gain the skills and experience required to be a registered or licensed nurse in the ER, the hospital, or a primary care doctor's office. The responsibilities of a nurse often require spur of the moment decisions and intimate knowledge of the profession's technical and industry-specific aspects.

To gain an aptitude for deftly completing these tasks, a nurse may need rigorous study of proven methods and approaches to the field.
One nurse has found that a simple, productive, and rewarding method nursing is to "approach [patients] like human beings, as opposed to some detached thing," according to a recent article in USA Today.

Jonathon Bartels, a 40-year-old registered nurse who began his career as a hospital orderly, insists that the best care, best results, and best incentives to work evolve from sparking a personal connection with the patient.

Bartels told the news source, "the caring for people and making a difference" drew him to nursing. Since becoming a registered nurse, he has noted the satisfaction in trying to improve the conditions of people in need.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects that the employment of registered nurses will grow about 23% until 2016, which is a much faster growth rate than the average for all jobs. Employment of nurses in the offices of physicians is estimated to rise 39% over the same period.