St. Elsewhere (TV Series)
Strikeout (1984)
Ellen Bry: Nurse Shirley Daniels
Quotes
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Nurse Shirley Daniels : What are you doing here?
Nurse Lucy Papandrao : There was an emergency in the OR. There was nobody available, so I...
Nurse Shirley Daniels : Isn't that scabbing? Or is the union finally admitting they're jeopardizing patients' lives?
Nurse Lucy Papandrao : Don't blame it on the union. That man's life was in danger because no doctor had the foresight to transfer him last week.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : Oh, come on, Lucy. That's bull. Emergencies happen all the time.
Nurse Lucy Papandrao : Look, I'm on strike, okay? But if somebody's dying, I'm not on strike. It's that simple.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : Congratulations, you got it all figured out. But maybe dying isn't the worst thing that could happen to someone.
Nurse Lucy Papandrao : Oh, boy. If you really believe that, you're in the wrong business.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : It's starting all over again, and none of you seem to care. You're outside, looking for the fringe benefits!
Nurse Lucy Papandrao : Are we talking about the same thing?
Nurse Shirley Daniels : Obviously not.
Nurse Lucy Papandrao : I think you've been working a little too hard, Shirley.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : Don't you have to get back on the line?