The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports employment among Registered Nurses (RNs) will grow faster than the average for all occupations. Demand for quality nurses continues to rise due to the increase in the median age of the US population. Many people in today's workforce don't realize this great opportunity. Here are some of the best reasons for becoming a nurse:

1. Pays better than McDonald's (though the hours aren't as good.)
2. Fashionable shoes and sexy uniforms.
3. Needles: 'tis better to give than to receive.
4. Confidence in reassuring patients that all bleeding stops ... eventually.
5. Opportunity to expose yourself to rare, exotic, and exciting new diseases.
6. Interesting aromas.
7. Do enough charting to navigate around the world.
8. Courteous and infallible doctors who always leave clear orders in perfectly clear handwriting.
9. Celebration of holidays with all your friends ... at work.
10. Comfort in the knowledge that most of your patients survive no matter what you do to them.