[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by jadebox

Day before yesterday my husband who had had an aortic valve replaced in May started to have a fast heart beat that was pounding. Did not stop so I took him to the Villages ER. He was taken in immediately and got a lot of attention. Everyone was friendly and professional. Throughout his long stay in the ER (6 hours) being observed there was a young lady in red pants sitting at the desk. She was doing next to nothing and was not watching monitors. I thought she was a ward clerk who was not busy. Rogers bed was next to the nurses station so I was not concerned that a nurse never came in after the initial assessment. When he was to be discharged red pants (turns out to be an RN)came in to discharge my husband. I was out of the room getting him some peanut butter crackers because he had not eaten all day. I was told that she got all bent out of shape that I was not there and wanted to know why I found a need to get food. From what my husband said she was not very nice. When we got to discharge she said something that made us believe we could leave but turns out that discharge needed to see him. Not a good exerience and we hope we get a survey from the hospital.
Husband will wear a heart monitor for 3 weeks. NOTE: Doctor, radiology, person who put in IV, housekeeping were all great--nurse in red pants needs replaced.

I'm glad to hear that your husband is OK and that the majority of the hospital staff were great.