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Nurses make up the nation's largest segment of the healthcare workforce, so you'll want to stay on top of the nursing specialties that are highest in demand.  Experience in these nursing fields will help you stand out amongst your peers.Nurses make up the nation’s largest segment of the healthcare workforce, so it’s no surprise that it’s one of the fastest growing occupations in the country.  An aging population and advances in medicine are creating an unprecedented demand for nurses that we have not seen in decades.  Since the Bureau of Labor Statistics is estimating 16% job growth by 2024, you’ll want to stay on top of the nursing specialties that are highest in demand.  Experience in these nursing specialties will help you stand out amongst your peers.

Emergency Room (ER) Nurses

Emergency room nurses are required to work in fast-paced and often stressful environments.  These trauma nurses often deal with a wide variety of ailments from gunshot wounds to appendicitis, and demographics ranging from infants to elderly.  This in-demand nursing specialty will always keep you on your toes.

Medical Surgical (Med-Surg) Nurses

Med-Surg nurses are amazingly skilled multi-taskers.  At any given moment they may be educating a patient, administering medicine, or handling discharges.  Just about every basic skill learned in nursing school will be put to the test as a medical surgical nurse, but the skills and knowledge you will develop can take you anywhere.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurses

It takes a special person to become a NICU nurse.  Their primary patients are premature or sick newborns that they take care of from the time they are born until they are discharged from the hospital.  Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurses make a difference in the lives and families of those they are taking care of and often hear from patients’ families for many years after they are treated.

Operating Room (OR) Nurses

Circulating nurse, scrub nurse, and RN first assistant all equate to “team player”.  If you enjoy working with others, this may be the field for you.  OR nurses work with the anesthesiologist, surgeon, and other team members to provide the care each patient needs.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurses

ICU nurses use advanced skills to care for patients with life-threatening conditions.  Due to the constant monitoring of patients with highly unstable physical conditions, intensive care unit nurses are typically only responsible for one or two patients at a time.  They also are critical in providing emotional support for patients and their families, and although intense at times, it can also be extremely rewarding.

Let Pulse Staffing Help You With Your Job Search

Looking for a career in one of these high demand nursing specialties?  For over 30 years, the experts at Pulse Staffing have been helping qualified workers find employment in the medical field. Through our offices in San Antonio, Houston, and Beaumont, we’ve placed nurses, therapists, and support staff at medical facilities across the region, and we’ve helped travel nurses find work all across the country. To learn more about our services, give us a call or contact our team online.

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