Healthcare workers dedicate thousands of hours of their own time for the benefit of others, regardless of what they endure from long shifts and cranky patients. They are truly heroes!
The nurses and veterinary technicians who deserve the most applause are the ones who take the difficult shifts that no one wants. I’m talking about the night shift nurses! Despite ever-changing sleep schedules and going to bed when the sun comes up, these unsung heroes somehow stay on top of their game.
As one quick-thinking nurse proved on June 23, his job never truly stops. He knew exactly what to do when a baby bird began stumbling out of its nest just outside the hospital where he works. Despite recently finishing a night shift, his reflexes were unstoppable!
The scene was caught on film by Rachel, who’s also a nurse at the same hospital. Both she and the man were so lucky to be in the right place at the right time!
@rachellllll_cx Saving lives is in a nurses job description, but it never specifies WHAT kind of lives we save😭😂😂😂 After night shift activity things, we can’t escape chaos 💀 #fypシ #fyp #jet2holidays #savinglives #nursesoftiktok #nightshift #nurselife #nursetok
OMG, that was a close call! I know these stunned nurses aren’t the only ones taking a huge breath of relief after watching that scene unfold. Is this a commercial for Allstate? Because this baby chick is in good hands!
“Nurses literally cannot catch a break,” one commenter wrote. “A baby bird? Yes, but not a break.” LOL, that couldn’t be more true. As the wife of a nurse-turned-clinic-manager, I hear about my husband’s new challenges at work every single day. Rescuing a bird would be the highlight of his week!
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I’m positive this baby bird interaction was the highlight of this man’s week, too, once he could come to his senses again. He looks flabbergasted that he really just saved the bird’s life! It appears that there’s a makeshift nest at the ceiling of the hospital’s walkway, so something tells me that hospital staff are always looking up (and down) when they walk by.
Saving a life is always meaningful to nurses like Rachel and the lucky man who caught the bird. No life is too small to be saved and celebrated!
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