National Nurses Day

 

Day for all the nurses out there who are the backbone of medical field.

I’m appreciative of all the nurses who helped me during my hopsital stay.

And an old snippet

Doug Ross hadn’t done an ER shift in ages, he mostly worked in the clinics and traveled out to small villages.  That had its own stresses, but the past weekend had reminded him why he didn’t work in the ER.   He slumped down against one of the walls, knees pulled up while his arms and head rested on them.   He wasn’t sure what time it was, had fluid of all types stained in his scrubs, and it was possible he was bleeding from a bite mark on his thigh.  

He made a mental note to contact Carol and tell her how awesome she was being a nurse.  Even though she had also stopped working in the ER and ran clinics, there were times clinics could become an ER, depending on the situation.

“Doctor.”

Doug looked up and smiled at the head nurse.  She was a woman who had been in the ER for over twenty years and knew were all the extra supplies were stashed, what residents were fucking in which closet, and all the hiding places the doctors had.

“Maria.”

She handed him a to-go cup.  “Drink this, then will get you coffee.”

She was also a Chosen One, who put up with the annoying Vampires that came through her ER.   She complains about patching up Spike weekly. 

Ross downed the blood, then handed it back to her.  “Just fill it up, black.”

“Thank you for being here today.  It was a bad day.”  There had been shooting victims, a multiple car crash, and one child abuse case that had Ross loosing his cool.

“Thank you.”  He gave her a dazzling smile. “I make this look good, you make sure I make it look good.”

With a snort mixed in with laughter she went down the hall to get some coffee, then came back and settled next to him.  “It’s days like this I wonder why I do it.”  Ross coughed at the strength of the coffee but still drank half of it down.  “Then I see that.”  They looked over to see new parents cooing over their newborn, the couple was waiting for a room to make sure the family was well enough to go home.  “And realize it’s worth it.”

“It’s people like you who keep us going.”

“I know.”

Doug laughed as the two bumped shoulders.  “How about I get you some lousy food from the cafeteria …”  There was sounds of an ambulance, followed by paramedics and cops screaming.  “Never mind.”

“Let’s get back to work.”