Tatum and Logan Flashcards
We just got back Mr. Arden’s X-rays. The neck film was fine so we undid the backboard.
Good. I’ll make sure Dr. Bates checks in. Do you have the chart?
- Yeah, I left the paperwork on your desk to sign off on.
- And everything’s good with Mrs. Nolan?
- She’s fine.
- It’s ok if you need help.
- Really, I’ve got it
- Listen, I’m a big fan of the tough guy act, and I get that your the new hotshot who doesn’t need anyone, but you’ve gotta put your patients above that.
- Whatever you say, Head Nurse.
- It is tiring being such a jerk all the time?
- Depends on the day.
- Well, how about today?
- I imagine it’s nothing compared to the pressure of being the best medical professionals ever to roam these filthy halls.
- And on top of that, I’m expected to make eye contact with every insult to medicine that walks into this dump.
- Is this all that you are?
- A nurse? Yeah, I got one thing, same as you.
- You don’t know anything about me.
- More than you’d think.
- Alright, I don’t need this.
- I’m just joking around.
- I’ve spent the last few days meeting new people and trying to get used to the place. I’m stressed and I’m fried, I just want to go home.
- Then why don’t you? You’ve been on since last night, and personally, I’m tired of looking at you.
- I can’t leave until I figure this out.
- Mrs. Nolan?
- Yes. Mrs. Nolan.
- What about her?
- She’s anemic and has bone fractures but there’s no sign of leukemia.
- That’s strange.
- I’m always second guessing myself when it comes to metabolic diseases.
- Don’t tell me you’re stumped.
- No. This just isn’t the kind of thing that you stick your nose in and figure out immediately. It’s tough. You wouldn’t understand.
- She’s got Gaucher’s Disease.
- Excuse me?
- Dr. Bates just ordered the blood test for deficiency of beta-glucosidase.
- Oh, well. I’d have figured that out.
- Is that your way of saying thank you?
- That’s the best I can do.
- You know, I used to have all sorts of trouble with lung diseases. I grabbed every case I could get my hands on until I figured it out.
- No way, I don’t believe that.
- Why not?
- I just can’t picture you not knowing all the answers. You’re such a know-it-all.
- I am? Then I’m in good company.
- I’m not a know-it-all. Or at least I don’t try to act like one. I definitely don’t feel like one. I actually don’t think I’m going to make it as a nurse here.
- What makes you say that?
- I don’t think I’m ever going to feel like I’m prepared enough.
There’s a learning curve, you’re adjusting.
Then maybe I don’t have the stamina
or the patience anymore. Do you know
how hard I had to work to get here?
No one ever did anything for me. I’ve
always had to do everything myself.
There’s no one else to rely on.
Heard it.
- What?
I’ve seen all kinds of people come
through this place, and I’ve heard it
all before. So many people have had
to work just as hard as you to get
where you are. Maybe you and I got
off on the wrong foot, but I’m still
here to support you.
Let me guess, next you’re going to
tell me how my co-workers are my new
family?
You are part of a team now. It’s more than just you, and the more you push people away to try and handle things alone, the harder it’s going to be for you, for all of us.
But in the end, none of that matters.
I have to be ‘on’ all the time
because if I’m wrong, if I make one
mistake, someone dies. That’s on me.
And you said it yourself, this is all
that we are.
What are you talking about?
