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“Right” I laughed “Have a good day” I knew she was going hoht

I was glad this week I was on days Night shifts were always the hardest to bounce back from

I grabbed my stethoscope from my locker and looped it around e to my pocket It wasn’t my best picture I had pulled my blond hair back in a ponytail that day, and lazed over from lack of sleep

I locked my small cabinet to see my first patient of the day I liked to check in withas early as I did, I had plenty of time to peek in on everyone and say hello

The nurses were swapping els as I walked past the station One of the phar

“Oh, Dr Ashworth, do you have a minute?”

I stopped and spun on“Joanna”

“It’s the patient in 405 He was coht about his knee pain”

“Did you up his pain meds?” I asked

“No We thought we’d ask you when you came in”

“You could have paged ery” I was irritated I had given strict instructions that if his pain level rose, I was to be contacted

I rushed off to check on hi the nurse any further

I pushed open the door “Mr Haht”

He winced before I even made it to the bed “I didn

’t sleep at all And those nurses wouldn’t give inal prescription”