Personal Narrative: The Nurse Meeting

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For the first time during this meeting I look up. The new guy is talking to the nurse. I look back up and am surprised at how the meeting has changed, the new guys face is bright red as he yells at some of the other patients. The nurse calmly says something and the new guy sits down, looking unusually angry. One of the other guys looks angry as well.

Sometime after the meeting is finished the new guy still stays quiet, which is unusual for him. Eventually I see one of the patients come up to him. They say something that leaves the new guy looking confused throughout the rest of the day the new guy seems to bring up the topic to some of the patients, and he gets frustrated all over again.

When Thursday comes the new guy seems to be sad, and I assume to has to do with the argument during the meeting. Most of the acutes seem to be discussing something. Then they all turn and look at a big steel panel. The next thing that happens takes me by surprise. The new guy tries to lift the panel, but it’s just too heavy for him and he ends up hurting himself. I wonder to myself why he would be stupid enough to even try. It was obvious he wasn’t going to be able to lift it.
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I wonder if it's the same thing as last time. The Nurse seems to disagree with him, but he doesn’t care. Then there is a vote. All twenty of the acute’s hands go up. Then the new guy is angry. In order for something to pass their has to be a majority vote. Which would mean at least

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