‘Long hours’ a factor in ward sister’s suicide
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‘Long hours’ a factor in ward sister’s suicide

A children’s nurse killed herself by driving into the path of an oncoming train because she could not cope with the stress of her job, her husband claims.

Nursing Standard. 17, 46, 4-4. doi: 10.7748/ns.17.46.4.s1

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