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And that's why turnover is high. Some thrive in stressful environments, others cope by finding jobs that are more chill (usually things like Post Anaesthetic Care/Surgical Day Care/Maternity etc). The rest simply quit nursing altogether. Recent years have seen a lot of nurses move to Urgent Care centres as that job is a lot more chill in comparison.
The ones who can handle places like ER thrive even more due to the endless amount of OT shifts available. There is of course anti-fatigue policies in place to prevent people from working too much but when they're desperate....
That being said, they are more often than not, short handed on the wards.
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