Days go weary..
Night shift is starting to take its toll. Nights only grow longer. And longer. There isn't much excitement on an orthopedic unit at night. Nurses echo in laughter down the quiet dimmed corridors from the nursing station. Trying to keep each other awake, papers to sign, charts to check. It is only 2 am! 5 more hours to go. After lunch break, or dinner break, ummm-not quite sure what meal it accounts as except an extra one adding extra weight to my slim waistline. It's 4 am and excitement burst out. Lab draws, what lab draws do we have? Waking up patients up from their sedated sleep aids smiles to our faces bringing the nurses some purpose into their early morning rituals. Ecstatic over blood, what are we - vampires?? Followed my the interns and med students, a new business joins the nursing station. The madness is roaring for another day. I made it through. My eyes are heavy and doomed for sleep. The daylight is piercing. Night owl or vampire? Soon, I will forget.