Nursing Professionals Are Not Equal Opportunities For Nurses

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Thank you Amy. This is a very interesting topic. Actually, nurses try to be superhuman, we try to feel we are out of reach by anything. "All heads are not equal", it is only in nursing what we do generate so much discussion. I know nursing is not a war zone and those people are doing excelent job by protecting us. When militries go to war, some come wit PTSD why some are not but they both experience same thing. Some people in nursing could experience a burntout with minimal stress why some with not even with same job. It depends on one's tolerance.

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