I hate waiting. Don’t we all? In my time as an ER nurse I’ve spent thousands of hours amid the languishing throngs of the waiting room. There are few places quite as miserable as an ER waiting room. On busy nights the wait times stretch to hours as people pack together with their misery. Moaning,
When I was a new bright-eyed and idealistic nurse, I imagined a future full of connecting with people at their moments of greatest need. To be sure, there have been many brights spots in my career where this has been the case. Nursing can be beautiful and rewarding. What I didn’t know was that it
Now is the time for Courage If we are never given something to fear we are never given the opportunity to rise up and meet it with courage. Generations are defined by their response to great challenges, let ours be defined by our courage. Now is the time for Hope Fear or despair may be
The alcohol on his breath was as stale as his manners. A hardened Vietnam vet with a serious drinking problem, he was now balanced precariously on the edge of extremely sick with probable internal bleeding. His belly was bloated and his skin a tell tale yellow. Despite his desperate condition, he was mad as hell
I just read a story in the news titled something like: “She was discharged from the ER twice, then she died.” It was a link I couldn’t help clicking and after reading the story I arrived at a familiar conclusion: It is hard to be an ER doctor. The down and dirty of the story
