A Day In The Life
Today I did CPR
I pounded on a dead man's chest
Today I stuck a catheter into a bladder
And twelve needles into another's body
Today I watched an elderly woman die
The life drain from her eyes
Today a child cried on my shoulder
And I saw an amputated limb
Today I had to change my scrubs
Because they got covered in someone's blood
Today I changed the diaper of an 80 year old
And transfused blood on a trauma patient
Today I got swung at by a schizophrenic patient
And had a near miss of projectile vomiting
Today is almost over
Tonight I will go home, cook dinner, watch TV, and go to bed
I am an ER nurse
And today was just another day
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