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20 NURSING SPOTLIGHT The 5 fastest growing jobs within nursing By Mariah Taylor H ere are the fastest growing jobs within nursing between 2021 and 2031, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Note: Percentages represent projected growth by 2031. 1. Nurse practitioners: 45.7 percent 2. Nurse anesthetists: 11.8 percent 3. Nurse midwives: 7.5 percent 4. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses: 6.3 percent 5. Registered nurses: 6.2 percent n because I learn something new during every shi. It is impossible to know everything. But, it is important to understand your resources and critically think through any situation. Despite all the technology and transformation, you must always remember, you are caring for a precious human being. It is truly the little things that matter. Saramma George, RN. Ascension Saint omas West (Nashville, Tenn.): Listen to the senior nurses, even though their education and experience are different from yours. ey have a great deal of wisdom and knowledge to share, and they want to maintain high standards of the profession they love so much. ey want to raise qualified nurses to carry on their legacy. My advice: Stay strong and committed. Be bold. Don't be afraid. Be courageous. Speak up and let your voice be heard on behalf of your patients and your profession. Always stand for personal and professional integrity. Do not sacrifice your values and ethics. Practice to your full potential. Be the change you can be. Never stop learning. Be the voice also for research, making policies that affect the bedside nurse. Take ownership in your profession and your workplace. Jamerson Holloway, DNP, BSN. RNA-SEQ Manager at the North Las Vegas Veterans Administration: New nurses should know how to balance self-care and the work that they do. You must practice work-life/home balance. at will probably be the biggest contribution new nurses should learn to incorporate to their lifestyle when entering the profession. Caitlin Jeanmougin, DNP, MSN. Miami University (Oxford, Ohio): If you didn't choose nursing because it is your passion, you won't be in the profession long. is work is hard. It's emotionally and physically exhausting, it asks more of you than you think you have to give, and you will need to be a student for the rest of your career because things are always changing. You have to love it enough to be willing to give up some things: weekends, holidays, time with your friends and family, meals, etc. If you're in it for the right reasons, it will be an extremely fulfilling career. Charlaine Lasse, BSN, RN. Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center (Annapolis, Md.): Please remember that "we" are more than just bedside nurses. We are educators, advocates, detectives, scientists, policymakers and so much more. is profession can be physically and mentally exhausting and it will make you pause and reconsider your choice of profession. To keep you grounded and connected, it's important to find a good support system to celebrate the good days and provide support during the bad ones. Rainbow Laurant, BSN, RN. RN Navigator, Genetics at Children's Hospital New Orleans: As a nurse working in a hospital setting, that hospital becomes your second home, and other people within those hospital walls become your second family. We all need each other. Patients need nurses and nurses need patients. Other clinicians need nurses and nurses need other clinicians. But don't forget about the unsung heroes — the environmental services staff, the plant operations staff, the dietary staff, all the "behind the scenes" folks. Janin Pierce, BSN, RN. Northshore Clinic at Children's Hospital New Orleans: ey will undoubtedly celebrate happy moments and will comfort during the sad. Some days the stress may make them feel like giving up and questioning why they even selected nursing as a career. But, know that one small word or caring touch could be a life-altering moment for someone and completely change the trajectory of their life for the better. e nursing theorist Jean Watson said it best when she said, "Maybe this one moment, with this one person, is the very reason we're here on Earth at this time." Phyllis Prawzinsky, RN. Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital (New York City): I wish new nurses already knew that the efforts they make for the patients today will be long remembered aer the specifics of their name or the shape of their face is forgotten. e feeling of being "well cared for" will positively influence their patients' healthcare decisions in the future; even if they don't realize it. I wish new nurses already knew that we learn from both good and bad outcomes. While not every attempt is successful and not every idea is stunning, finding the strength to try new approaches and the confidence to earnestly review your failures is where solutions and cures are born. Michelle Salva, BSN, RN. Shriners Children's New England (Springfield, Mass.): Be kind to yourself, take care of yourself as if you are your most important patient, as this will in turn be helpful in your capacity to care for others. Take care of your co-workers, as the workplace is best when shared with those who "have your back." You will have the distinct privilege of getting to know and care for many individuals and they will share their most personal aspects with you. Treasure this honor and value your role as one of the most trusted and influential caregivers in the patient experience. Stacie Santangelo, MSN, RN. Professor of Nursing at Rasmussen University, Mokena (Ill.) Tinley Park: In nursing school, we are taught to do everything to help the patient, alleviate suffering, and ensure that they are discharged better than when we first started caring for them. We learn the ethics of nursing practice and learn about respecting patients' autonomy, which is acknowledging that patients have the right to make decisions regarding their care, even when their decisions contradict the clinicians' recommendations. We learn this intuitively, but clearly, this is one of the hardest lessons to learn as a new nurse. n