Tag: fiction

  • The Final Shift: (Don’t Say the Q Word) πŸ€

    The double has officially started. And surprisingly… this morning has been calm. Too calm. And if you work in healthcare, you already know β€” we don’t say the Q word. I’m not about to jinx the rest of this shift by getting too comfortable. So for now, I’m just going to take it for what it…

  • A Stable Father’s Day Weekend (Suspiciously Stable)

    This weekend was…..stable. And in long-term care, stable is basically the gold standard β€” like, we don’t ask questions, we just say thank you and keep it moving. It was Father’s Day weekend, which was noticeably quieter than Mother’s Day. We only have five men on our unit, so it wasn’t exactly a full production.…