It takes a team of highly trained technicians and nurses to work alongside doctors.
When people check into a hospital they expect to get the best doctors in the country but they often overlook nurses.
Some nurses have been around the operating room and emergency rooms long enough that if they had to, they can do some of the work that is assigned to the doctor.
Have you ever been to the doctor's office and had the nurse treat you for the symptoms you went in for? If so, you are not alone.
Most people go to the doctor and if the symptoms are not life threatening, the nurse will do most of the work.
The doctor may come in and sum up everything that the nurse had prepared and then prescribe a medicine for you.
So nurses play a vital role in health care.
America will need more nurses when the baby boomer generation reaches the age where they cannot get out of the house due to medical reasons.
We are going to see an influx in the amount of house calls being my by nurses.
Doctors are also being trained in some of the newest technology available on the market.
Doctors are sold on the equipment but then they hire nurses to figure out all the processes and paperwork behind it all.
So if you are considering a career change I would advise you to look into becoming a certified nurse.
You can get training at a lot of community colleges.