Yet I have walked upon your halls,
Since I was 23 years old
Have I seen it all?
Never say I've seen it all….
capping |
Carried charts for the doctors
Back when people smoked at the desk
Now Epic login takes us to orders
And messages saying no beds in sight
while
In your Kardex you hold the careplans and drug cards from us chumps
It’s now on-line
It’s all on-line…
graduation |
Yes, I am an RN
Forty years this year
I’ve been on-call for a third of my life
Only 348 scheduled shifts to go
Wearing blue scrubs not whites
And no longer a cap
Just annoying masks
Those annoying masks
birthday in the OR -why Sesame Street?? |
I’ve worked med-surg and OR
DId the ED thing for a while
I’ve recovered so many
I say take a deep breath in my sleep
And GO AHEAD AND PEE
Please, just go pee…
New Years Eve in the ED - sparkling grape juice and urine strainer party hats |
Pumps replaced dial-a-flow now they alarm
All through the night
Air in Line
Battery low
pandemic, seriously |
Worked every shift
Eight hours, tens, twelves
Breaks rarely taken
Eating between call bells
Buffets left out for who knows how long
But never got sick
Never got sick
don't wear the cap any longer, except once a year to make the newer nurses feel grateful |
I will admit there are days
When my occupational choice should have been
Patricia Stevens Business School for Girls
But I have learned so much
About people, live and myself
I wouldn’t change a thing
Would not change a thing.