I am sure there are good nurses in the world, very few of them have made it to J-ville. I have been in the hospital for 6 days, and there have been only 3 that have not been hateful, nasty or stupid. I have to ask for pain meds when I need them, then they act like I am bothering them if I ask. I am supposed to get morphine every 2 hours, and they either give them when they get around to it, sometimes up to 3 hours late, or withhold them completely. I have been told "I'm sorry, we started talking and I completely forgot about you, we had an emergency, I was off the floor and did not hear you call," among other ridiculous excuses. One told me that she did not think I needed it because my she thought my blood pressure was not high enough, and she was not giving it until it went up. I though the purpose of the bp pills they gave me was to keep my bp down. Then she came by several times asking me if I wanted anything, knowing I cannot eat or drink until they decide if they are doing my surgery today. She finally managed to drive my bp up from 98/43 to 127/67.
Then to top it off, my DH's former employer's wife is a nurse on this floor. I really do not care to have my personal business spread around, and I am sure she will run her big mouth to everyone we know. I know she has already read my charts, even though she has not been my assigned nurse. I spoke to another nurse about confidentiality, and she said nurse's are the same as doctor's. One peep from her and I will have her license.
All this comes after I had been admitted a few days before, and had been accused by a doctor of trying to get drugs. He said I had between a month and a year to live, and he was putting me in hospice care then "you can lay around all day and take opiates." He had done no tests, no treatments, nothing. Another doctor looked at my chart and said I was not nearly that bad and could not imagine why that doc would say that. A patient advocate came in right then and filed a complaint.
Sorry to be whining like a big baby, but I can't even talk to dh about it, I just can't watch him go ballistic. I know he would just be trying to take up for me, but I have to keep calm if I can. Thanks for letting me rant.
Then to top it off, my DH's former employer's wife is a nurse on this floor. I really do not care to have my personal business spread around, and I am sure she will run her big mouth to everyone we know. I know she has already read my charts, even though she has not been my assigned nurse. I spoke to another nurse about confidentiality, and she said nurse's are the same as doctor's. One peep from her and I will have her license.
All this comes after I had been admitted a few days before, and had been accused by a doctor of trying to get drugs. He said I had between a month and a year to live, and he was putting me in hospice care then "you can lay around all day and take opiates." He had done no tests, no treatments, nothing. Another doctor looked at my chart and said I was not nearly that bad and could not imagine why that doc would say that. A patient advocate came in right then and filed a complaint.
Sorry to be whining like a big baby, but I can't even talk to dh about it, I just can't watch him go ballistic. I know he would just be trying to take up for me, but I have to keep calm if I can. Thanks for letting me rant.