nurse is unexpected and fast paced. One can imagine that there's "no such thing as an ordinary day at work" (A Day In the Life of an E.R. Nurse). According to Erika Harrison, E.R. nurse, nurses that specialize in emergency medicine have to obtain some sort of knowledge in rapid assessment which is basically just understanding that every second is crucial to the patient. It is very important for nurses to have to know how to move quickly, while also multitasking, and showing empathy and compassion to patients. This is not only hard because it requires nurses to be "superhumans", but it's also hard staying on point with working such long and exhausting hours. A nurses shift can go anywhere up to ten hours plus on weekends and weekdays (A Day In the Life of an E.R.