After I read the article "Good Grief, Nurse Brown" I was shocked to find out that it wasn't written by a journalist, but a nurse! I really liked this article, it was interesting to see a side of nursing that not many people might think about when they sign up for the job. Theresa Brown, an oncology nurse, talks about getting attached to patients, and them coming to work to find out that they have passed away. The first sentance in this paragraph is "It’s hard to have a job where people die, to show up on Monday after a weekend off and find out that three patients, all well known and dear, are dead", and as sad as it is to read, it also hooks the readers attention and makes them want to read on. I believe that it captures the readers attention so easily because it puts them into there own shoes, they immediatly think "what if that happened to me at my job?" I also really liked how the "journalist" helped the reader understand how she felt by adding in scenarios of Charlie Brown. I thought it was really cool to see an episode of Charlie Brown summarized in a very mature article- it almost seems cliche! My favorite part of this article was when she mentioned her bike ride to and from work and says "My ride home is mostly uphill, and the last few blocks can be a killer after a 12-hour shift. But when I finally get home, sweaty and panting, I’ve mulled over the ups and downs of the day — the blanket I forgot to get someone, the home care nurse who drove me crazy, the impossibility of being three places at once — and I’ve also begun to digest the sadder kinds of events that weigh on me over time." I loved how she was able to emotionally analyze herself, which definetly gave the reader a better understanding about her life and what she experiences on a daily basis.
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