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This story takes place a few years back when I was doing a clinical rotation in phlebotomy for my

degree in medical laboratory science. For those who don't know, phlebotomy is the art of drawing blood.

I was placed in the emergency department of a local hospital practicing poking patients and

drawing their blood. All the staff knew that my snow white scrubs meant that I was a student,

but some patients took that to mean that I was a physician. One night I happened to walk by an

exam room where an altercation was taking place between a patient, Mr. Smith, and a very calm

registered nurse. Altercations were a fairly common occurrence in the emergency room, but I was

so pretty green, so it was hard not to stop and listen in. The nurse said,

I've been doing this for 30 years, Mr. Smith. I can assure you. I don't care how long you've

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