The other day I was posted on suicide watch at the hospital. Any time a person in the hospital threatens to take their own life, a staff member is assigned to watch them for the entirety of their stay at the hospital.

The RN on duty needed to take her lunch break, and since the patient can’t be left alone for even a second, I was lassoed into sitting outside this patient’s open door.   Instructions for this position are, “yell help if he tries anything” and “don’t ever leave this spot.” Done and done.  I sat in a comfy chair and played angry birds for 20 minutes.

Yes, that’s the entirety of the story. If you wanted it to be more interesting, shame on you.