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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My aunt is an RN and she's a bitch, just one of the worst people I know.  So no.[/quote]

"Business Insider reports that nursing, psychiatric and home health aides share a 28.95% divorce rate, higher than other professions. Some psychologists believe that long hours caring for other people translates to stress at home and higher divorce rates. Among the contributing factors are long hours (including weekend/holiday shifts) mandatory overtime, inadequate pay, short staffing and demanding patient care.

Coming home to care for small children, paying bills and doing housework interferes with husband/wife quality time and communication. [b]A lack of empathy is another factor; some nurses feel that no matter how much their spouse listens, they don’t understand the stress a nurse endures on the job.
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Divorce rates are lower for physicians, who don’t have the same work/life balance issues as nurses thanks to higher compensation, on-the-job support staff and higher work satisfaction. For both nurses and doctors, the temptation to stray outside the marriage because of long hours is also cited as another contributing factor to marital stress."

Bolded is telling. Some nurses (perhaps your aunt) get to a point where they believe everyone else's stresses should take a back-seat to their work stress because they are a "hero" nurse.  Certainly not the majority but some do act this way. Self-absorption is not good marriage material, IMO.  [/quote]

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