I couldn't believe what I had just heard! Hands cupped around his mouth so his words wouldn't travel to the ears of eavesdroppers, and flipping his head from shoulder to shoulder to ensure no one would be privy to his divulgence, David repeated his whispered...
The night shift had finally ended. It was one of the worst nights I could remember in 10 years. No matter what I had done, it didn't seem as if I had accomplished anything of value. The hospital was unusually full, and the patients especially needy. Eight hours...
Maria's arrest record for prostitution was her claim to fame. She had been a "frequent flyer", in and out of the hospital for drug addiction-related maladies, so this admission would probably be no different from the previous ones. She would be hydrated and medicated...
Graveyard shift, night shift, third shift -- they all meant the same thing to me--eight hours of no sleep. I walked up the hill to the hospital entrance, each leg feeling as if it was cast in concrete. Mulling over what a nursing instructor had told me at graduation,...
The night shift had finally ended. It was one of the worst nights I could remember in 10 years. No matter what I had done, it didn't seem as if I had accomplished anything of value. The hospital was unusually full, and the patients especially needy. Eight hours...