The Alpha and the Mistake
“Why not a doctor?”
“I’ll have you know there are a lot of guy nurses,” he said, with a nod of conviction. “And I wanted to help people. Yeah, doctors do surgery, diagnostics, and all that, but they also just pop in and out, without a lot of interaction between them and their patients. Now, nurses, they are the ones that stick it out with you. They are the ones who get you a drink when you’re thirsty, help regulate medication to make sure you’re comfortable. It’s the nurses that make the biggest impact on a patient, despite all the hype docs get.”
“I see,” I replied, again, feeling unsure of all of this. He was unlike any other guy I’d met.