Sarah K. Swann

nurse work

A collection of drawings from my career as a nurse.

A wooden door with a sign that reads "The Nurse is in at 9:00AM" and a clock above it shows the time is 8:55AM. A gruff looking man stands with his arms crossed next to a plump pleasant woman holding a large bag, who is next to a man with a four wheeled walker. Behind them, a line of innumerable, indistinguishable people snakes away, fading into the distance.
A patient in a hospital gown looks perplexed at a complicated machine that has a sign hanging over it that reads Hold your Breath! Please bring ID and Proof of Insurance. Wires connect the machine to another machine that is a large desk with an open book on top and headphones hanging on the wall. A sign reads "press 3 for English, Choose your ailment." Behind the machinery, another patient in a gown on crutches with a bandaged head hops out the door with a sign hanging over it which reads "Your Bill Will be Mailed to You, Good Luck." Next to the doorway is another desk with a sign reading "Please Rate Your Experience. Comment Cards. We Value Your Opinion. Insert Comments Here."
a woman sitting at a desktop computer with a phone held up by her shoulder so she can take notes with a pen and enter information into the computer at the same time. Maps on the wall and other information related to the COVID-19 public health response
a woman crying and a nurse sitting next to her in a doctor's office as she gets a cancer diagnosis in confusing medical terminology
a nurse sitting crying on the side of a bathtub, reflected in a mirror