High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

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My husband heard something on the radio about the top 10 jobs for divorce. Of course the obvious ones like entertainment industry folks were on the list, but nurses, especially psychiatric nurses were like number 8 of 10. Can this be true? Why? And if so, why psych more so than other fields?

Specializes in L&D.

I definitely think it's easier to be married to another nurse/person who works in healthcare with weird hours. My husband is a nurse and I'm in nursing school, and we know full well that both of us will have weird schedules sometimes. I think it's definitely something to talk about and think about in a marriage, especially if you work hours that are different from your spouse.

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