Is there a more stressful place to work than the ER?
People deal with the stress in a variety of ways — hobbies, friendships, and often a hefty dose of black humor.
Nurse Jason Hautala has found that haiku gives him a way to process the stress and drama of his job.
Given the nature of his job as an emergency department nurse, Hautala has learned that friends are not eager to hear about his work.
“They don’t want to talk about scrotal maggots over a rice dinner,” said the Longview native, who now lives and works in the Puget Sound region.
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