Had that nurse when I fell about 5 weeks ago. I am diabetic and also take coumadin to prevent strokes. I had not eaten all day. The ambulance EMTs got me from the gurney to a wheel chair with a lot of effort because I had hurt my back. The nurse from the Joseph Mengle school of nursing expected me to "hop" up on the bed. When I could not move she yelled. When my husband told her I could not move she yelled again. Finally, when I tried to move and cried out loud from pain, she said, "oh, I guess you can't do it".
Then, since it was now 1 pm and I had not had any food that day, my husband asked for coffee or crackers explaining I was diabetic. Nurse from he.. told him I wasn't going to be there long enough to worry about food.
Two hours later and many requests later I got two graham crackers.
Everyone else was wonderful. Never saw a doctor. Had a CAT scan of my brain and had no bleeding, also x-ray of my back showing I had bruised the muscles in my back. Was sent home by a PA with pain meds and told to get bed rest and follow up with my doctor.
Cost about $4,000 and today got the final bill for the ambulance of $300. All this and I got to meet the number one graduate from the Mengle school of nursing.
Priceless!!
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Fran Gyomory
The Bronx, NY; Kailua, HI; Dale City, VA; Fredericksburg, VA; The Villages, FL
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