Registered nurses form the largest segment of the health care workforce, with more than 79,000 in Maryland alone. In emergency rooms, where patients arrive expecting immediate care for serious health threats, registered nurses help to stabilize emotions of both patients and their families and orchestrate care in such as way as to maximize positive patient outcomes. In long-term care, registered nurses attend to aging seniors and those who are disabled to promote health and prevent diseases. In these and other … Read the rest