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I don't think elderly care nurses need to euthanise their patients just because the family can no longer afford the treatment.

There's a TED talk on just how shitty being a veterinarian is. https://www.ted.com/talks/melanie_bowden_dvm_what_being_a_ve...




And vets don't have to sit there day after day watching a husband or wife sit lovingly next to their partner who can't remember them, or worse hurls abuse at them, or can't speak, etc. Or a dying person that their family can't be bothered visiting, etc.

They can both be immensely horrible and also immensely rewarding jobs, it's not a competition.


How high are elderly care nurses on the suicide statistics?


You keep using the word nurse. We're not talking about nurses, but the aides that do all the dirty work - bathing patients, changing diapers, etc.


Is it a competition?




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