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"I feel like I am watched all the time, and any minuscule mistake will incite the biggest tongue-lashing."

Xiao Jing (not her real name), a nurse at a hospital in Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi province, said after she handed in her resignation last week. China has a significant shortage of nurses, who say they often face enormous stress, work irregular schedules and regularly have disputes with the medical staff and with patients.