i know you specifically asked not to have an asian nurse. the charge nurse is not blind or stupid, she just had no choice.

i feel bad that you find it hard to communicate with asian nurses. i know you said you don’t want any of us because it is very difficult for you to express yourself to asians. i had to clarify that reason, because i thought it didn’t make any sense. if you have a hard time expressing yourself, doesn’t that mean you are the one with the problem, not us? well, as long as you sound american, then i guess that means it is just so stupid of me not to understand. of course, i’m the one who doesn’t make sense.

but what can i do? i am just a non-american nurse with an accent. i really do not have the capacity to decorate my statements. i do not have the talent to insert every profane word to every single sentence i recite. and even though i really don’t understand why you need somebody with a doctorate degree in english to take care of you, i know that this is really very important to you.

and although i figured you really need somebody with a very high command of the english language to communicate with because you say such hifalutin words like dilaudid and ativan every five burning, tiring  minutes, i still am not in the position to help you.  i mean, dilaudid? ativan? what? those are really very complicated words. i just wish i have more knowledge of your language so i won’t embarass the whole asian community by my utter stupidity. and at least, you won’t have a difficult time expressing yourself to me.

anyway, as for your request. i’m sorry. if you have been paying enough attention, you should have noticed that 90% of the nurses here are asian. even if you call patient relation every night, there is still a 90% chance you will be assigned to an asian nurse. not to make you suffer, but just because there is no other option.

i pray that you feel better soon, so you can start polishing your math skills (because your english is already excellent!) and count that in the unit, 9 out of 10 nurses are asians. sorry you have to bear a whole night of bad english and weird funny accent honey, but you just have to suck it up.

i know, i know. it is not fair. here, have another milligram of dilaudid.

then, quit looking at me from head to toe, nonverbally asking “what part of  DOES NOT LIKE ASIAN NURSE i don’t understand?”, because i do understand.

i am pea brained and english is not my primary language. but i do understand.

you are smart,  intelligent, and english is your primary language. what part of “THERE IS A NURSING SHORTAGE IN THE USA” don’t you understand?