Nurse Monologue

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Working as a nurse is far from clear-cut. With fresh faces and new tragedies pilling one by one, every patient’s story is another black hole dragging me into the depths of something much bigger than I am. However, I wouldn’t have it any other way. The warm, fuzzy feeling that circles your heart, knowing that you made a difference in the world. The adrenaline spikes that pierce your soul when you're in the heat of the moment, praying that this patient won’t fall into the hands of death. That is what I live for.
The sound of my heels against the ceramic flooring echoed throughout the corridor as I rushed towards the Neurology department. Dr. Lindwell was assigned another patient and I was requested to assist him. Arriving at my destination, …show more content…

People have been saying that you got assigned a patient with Dr. Lindwell.” Melanie stated. I shook my head as if confirming that statement. I could feel Melanie’s eyes staring me down as the air filled with silence, her enthusiasm gone. “I hear Dr. Lindwell has some strange clients.” Melanie commented, breaking the air’s reticence. Sighing, I dragged my head out of my hands and looked at her, nodding in agreement. “Yeah. The patient I’m helping him with was very shy. He was just staring at the ground, fiddling with his fingers. He hardly said a word the whole time.” Melanie leaned back in her chair, her expression in deep thought. “You’re right, that is weird, but that’s not what I was talking about.” My brow furrowed with confusion. “What were you talking about then?” Folding her arms across her chest, she shrugged. “It’s just, I heard he has a very abnormal client as of 5 days ago.” Doctors and nurses see a lot of peculiar things in our career, but Melanie seemed uneasy about this certain patient. I wanted to know more. “What do you mean by abnormal? Is something wrong?” I bit my lip, curiosity coursing through my head. Melanie shook her head as in disbelief. “I heard this woman refuses to take her clothes off.” Melanie’s eyes grow wide, “Not only that, but they’ve been doing numerous amounts of tests on her, but. . . they can’t find the source of her pain.” I was having a hard time processing everything. Could Dr. Lindwell really not find a source? He’s our top doctor, there’s nothing he can’t find. “She hardly talks during the day, but whenever I do my nightly rounds I hear faint whispers coming from her room. . .The strange thing is that. . . it’s just her in there.” Silence rained down on us once again. Melanie shrugged and rolled her eyes. “That’s why I stay away.” She said in a light tone, trying to brighten the mood. I gave her a small smile, closing my eyes, not wanting to deal with all of

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