Don’t Panic!

During a recent fire drill, I was closing doors to patient rooms.  An 86 year old patient was talking on the phone when I reached her room.  As I started to shut her door, she asked, “What’s that ringing noise?”

“Don’t worry,” I said. “We’re just having a fire drill.”

As I was leaving, I heard her say, “No, everything’s just fine, dear.  The hospital’s on fire but a nice little nurse just came to lock me in my room.”

– From Kathryn Frasern, RN, C

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