J.D. stood in the fluorescent-lit hallway of Sacred Heart, his oversized scrubs feeling more like a costume than a uniform. He’d spent four years of medical school preparing for this moment, but as a code paged over the intercom, he realized he didn't even know where the bathrooms were, let alone how to save a life.
"Turk! I think the janitor is going to kill me," J.D. hissed, sliding into the plastic chair.
As the sun set on his first twelve-hour shift, J.D. sat on the hospital steps. He was exhausted, his feet ached, and he was pretty sure he’d prescribed a patient "apple juice" instead of insulin for a split second. But then, he remembered the moment he actually calmed a scared elderly woman in Room 212. He hadn't cured her, but he’d made her feel safe. My First DayScrubs : Season 1 Episode 1
"Coming, Bambi?" Dr. Cox yelled from his car, using the nickname for the first time. J.D. smiled. He survived day one. Only 10,000 more to go. D. and Dr. Cox evolved throughout the first season?
His reverie was shattered by a janitor blocking his path with a floor buffer. J.D. tried to step around, but accidentally kicked a penny that had been wedged in the door track. The janitor looked at the penny, then up at J.D. with a look of pure, concentrated vendetta. As the sun set on his first twelve-hour shift, J
"You find a penny in there?" the Janitor asked, his voice a low growl. "No, I... I think it was just stuck," J.D. stammered. "If I find a penny in there... you're dead."
He looked over at Turk, who was walking out with a tired but triumphant grin. Sacred Heart was a madhouse, but it was their madhouse. " he muttered to himself
"Deep breaths, Dorian," he muttered to himself, his internal monologue already narrating the scene like a low-budget indie film. "You're a doctor. A healer. A man of science."