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Have you ever, or how many times, thought about quitting nursing?

Let's be frank, you've seen a lot of $hit. And there are days when you just want to throw in the towel. High stress jobs that require a high level of competency routinely put people over the edge. In a case of nursing there aren't very many professions where wonky hours, high trauma, sometimes questionable pay, unruly patients, unruly coworkers, etc., all collide to make for a challenging career. It may be not be therapy, but what are some stories or scenarios that nearly made you end your career as a nurse?

Nurses Week 2016 Freebies and Other What nots

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Happy National Nurses Week to all of the selfless nurses on the interwebs. It's a special and resolute calling to become a nurse, so hats off to you on your week! (Let us know if it comes with a special check or something in the mail.....I guess accolades are enough, right....right?) If any of you were dying to know a brief history of National Nurses Week, check out this pdf . And here's a list of freebies for nurses (in the US) from Allnurses http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/nurses-week-2016-1050706.html