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Working in healthcare isn't always pretty — a truth "The Pitt" expertly captures. In season one, episode nine of everyone's favorite new medical drama, charge nurse Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa) emerges with a bloody nose after being punched in the face by a disgruntled patient. In the scene, a nearby medical student looks on in shock. "Happens all the time. Got my cheek broken," one of the nurses tells her. "We've all been assaulted," another confirms. For those who aren't familiar with the modern-day ER, this moment might seem far-fetched. But in actuality, this is part of what makes the show so realistic for medical professionals.

"Why are people shocked?" one commenter writes underneath a video of the scene . "This happens in the ED, on the floor, in the units — everywher

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