"If I could give one piece of advice to the community, it would be that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." The words of wisdom from Paula Segebarth, trauma nurse at the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, are simple, but backed by experience. "It may be a cliché, but prevention saves lives," she said in an interview on azcentral.com. Segebarth began doing voluntary community outreach after the death of her brother in a fatal motor vehicle collision, a role which eventually led her to be chosen for an official role in educating the public about injury risk for the medical center. "Spending half my time as a trauma nurse and half as an injury prevention coordinator gives me a good perspective," she said. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, nursing is the nation's largest health care profession, with more than 2.9 million registered nurses nationwide. Nurses comprise the largest single group of hospital staff. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nursing will see the largest job growth of any profession from 2006-2016, adding more than 587,000 new jobs.  |