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The Intern Started It Chapter 10
Six months later, Rainee finished her thirtieth ER night shift.When it ended, she collapsed onto the call room bed for ten minutes.Then she got up, splashed water on her face, and headed to my office.Knock."Come in."She stood in the doorway.Iodine stains marked her white coat. Her hair was loosely tied back. No makeup. Dark circles still shadowed her eyes, but something had changed.Six months ago, when she stood there, her eyes looked distant. Like she was staring through people instead of at them.Now her gaze held steady. "Dr. Altman, I finished.""Mhm.""Thirty shifts. Every single one.""I know." I slid a document across the desk. "Your rotation evaluation. Sign it."She looked down.[During her ER rotation, this intern completed 30 night shifts with a 100% completion rate. Clinical skills meet standards. Recommended to pass the rotation.]Her fingers tightened around the paper, shaking a little."Dr. Altman, this—""What?""I thought you'd mention the shift
The Intern Started It Chapter 9
Third-Person POVRainee didn't post her apology to her coworkers online.She went to each of the three people who'd covered her night shifts instead.The first was Yana, another intern in her class. Yana was on her ICU rotation and had covered one of Rainee's overnight shifts. Rainee waited outside the ICU for two hours until Yana finally got off."I'm sorry. You covered my shift that night, and then I went online saying the hospital forced me."Yana looked at her. "My mom saw your post. She called asking if the hospital was treating me like slave labor."Rainee's tears spilled again. "I'm sorry."Yana didn't answer. She just walked away.The second was Dr. Parker, a senior resident rotating through the ICU. He'd covered two of her night shifts, including the one where three waves of emergency cases hit back-to-back."I'm sorry. Those two night shifts... I went online and said—""I saw it." Dr. Parker leaned against the call room bed. "You know what I was doing that night?"
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A week later, Rainee had finished five ER night shifts.Her social media posts dropped from three a day to one. Then nothing.Her last post was three days ago.[Night shift's actually like this.]Someone asked what happened.She never replied.Dr. Bishop updated me on her progress every day.Day one, she slammed a chart onto the triage desk and said, "I quit."The chief resident didn't stop her.She stood outside the ER entrance for five minutes, then walked back in.Day two, she handled a STEMI patient. Read the EKG herself. Called the code herself.The chief resident stayed behind her the whole time and never stepped in.After the patient went to the cath lab, she sat in the hallway and cried for ten minutes.Day three, she told the chief resident, "Put me on the emergency surgery tonight."He let her close the skin.Seven stitches. Crooked, but no complications.Day four, she didn't cry.Day five, her shift ended, but she didn't leave.She sat outside the ER on a b
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Day five.Rainee's night shift ended.No social media post this time.Dr. Bishop said her eyes were swollen when she clocked out. Blood and iodine stained her white coat. Her boyfriend waited outside the ER, phone already up, trying to film her "victory moment."She swerved around the camera."Stop filming.""What? Didn't you say you wanted to document this?""I said stop."Then they left.When Dr. Bishop came back, his expression was unreadable. "Dr. Altman, Rainee's gone.""Mm.""Is she coming back tomorrow?""Yes. Her night shifts go through next Wednesday.""Straight through?""Straight through. Residency guidelines say interns have to independently complete at least five ER night shifts. She's only finished one."Dr. Bishop didn't say anything after that.***At nine a.m., Medical Affairs called."Dr. Altman, Rainee withdrew her complaint.""What complaint?""She previously claimed you reassigned her away from frontline clinical work, hurting her residency prog
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Day four.Rainee came back.At 7:20 a.m., she showed up at the ER entrance in a freshly cleaned white coat, ponytail tight, light makeup on.A guy trailed behind her with his phone up.Not a reporter. Her boyfriend.Matching sneakers and everything.He swung the camera toward the ER sign. "We're here. This is where my girlfriend works. She finally got cleared to come back today. Back on clinical duty."Rainee smiled at the camera. "Don't worry, guys. I'll keep documenting everything."The second she walked into the department, every nurse at the station looked up.She either didn't notice or acted like she didn't."Dr. Altman, I'm here. What's my shift today?"I glanced at her. "Night shift. ER. Eight p.m. to eight a.m."She stopped cold. "Tonight?""Yes. Problem?""No. No problem."She turned to leave."Rainee.""Yeah?""You're the only intern in the ER tonight. The chief resident'll be there, but triage and initial management are on you.""Independently? I've only
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Day three.The first workday under the new rules.By seven-thirty that morning, the department was already a mess when I walked in."Dr. Altman, the OR called. Anesthesia's ready for the first case, but the attending surgeon still isn't here.""Who's the attending?""Dr. Lowe."I checked the wall clock.7:35.The surgical board listed a 7:40 start."Where is he?"The nurse lowered her voice. "In his office. Says his back hurts too much to operate today."I headed for Dr. Lowe's office.Door shut.Inside, muffled music from some short-form video app blasted through the speaker.I knocked three times.Two seconds of silence."Who is it?""Me."The door opened.Dr. Lowe still wore his white coat, but he hadn't changed into scrubs. He leaned back in his chair with a hot water bottle beside him."Dr. Altman, my back—""Your name's on the surgical board.""I know, but my back really can't handle surgery today. I had imaging done yesterday. Herniated disc. Nerve compress
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