1/5 Jevian Jean P. 7 months ago on Google
I
had
a
terrible
patient
experience
at
this
ED.
I
checked
in
with
the
front
desk
at
around
5:30pm.
I
was
brought
to
a
bed
in
the
ED
at
around
7:30/8pm.
My
nurse
(Eileen
Pena)
was
initially
courteous
and
attentive.
She
administered
my
medications
and
placed
a
lidocaine
patch
on
my
back
(at
around
9/10pm),
then
later
returned
to
administer
IV
steroids
and
fluids
(around
Midnight).
I
had
an
intense
burning
sensation
at
the
IV
site
when
the
steroids
were
pushed
so
nurse
Eileen
had
to
remove
the
IV
line
and
told
me
that
she
would
ask
the
doctor
if
it
was
still
necessary
for
me
to
receive
fluids.
A
doctor
visited
me
some
time
after
the
steroids
were
administered
and
due
to
ill
effect
of
the
medications,
she
mentioned
the
possibility
of
being
admitted
for
pain
management,
to
which
I
asked
for
a
moment
to
consider
this
decision.
The
doctor
said
that
she
would
return
to
discuss
my
decision
and
informed
me
that
she
would
also
speak
with
the
nurse
about
re-placing
the
IV
line.
Unfortunately,
nurse
Eileen
never
returned,
and
I
was
left
sitting
for
another
couple
of
hours
wondering
whether
someone
would
be
coming
to
place
the
new
IV
line
and
push
the
fluids.
Eventually,
I
left
my
bed
(while
still
in
pain)
at
around
1:30am
to
seek
out
nurse
Eileen.
At
that
point,
nurse
Eileen
told
me
that
she
was
occupied
and
that
she
would
ask
someone
else
to
place
the
new
IV
line.
It
seemed
that
she
had
never
actually
consulted
with
the
doctor
regarding
next
steps.
After
another
half
hour
with
no
progress
or
communication,
I
approached
the
charge
nurse
on
duty
(Johnny,
last
name
unknown)
about
the
situation.
It
should
also
be
noted
that
a
small
group
of
staff
(including
nurse
Johnny)
were
in
the
nurses
station
chatting
and
giggling
at
that
time.
I
explained
to
Johnny
that
I
had
been
at
the
hospital
for
about
9
hours
and
that
I
was
waiting
to
hear
an
update
about
my
plan
of
care.
I
also
informed
him
that
the
bag
of
IV
fluids
had
been
hanging
near
by
bed
for
hours
as
I
awaited
someone
to
place
the
IV
line.
Nurse
Johnny,
who
in
my
opinion
was
extremely
rude
and
impersonable,
pointed
to
another
patient's
room
and
bluntly
stated
"you
see
that
patient
over
there?
He's
dying
right
now."
Nurse
Johnny
then
told
me
that
he
was
unable
to
assist
me
or
provide
me
with
any
update,
and
that
all
he
would
do
was
direct
me
to
my
assigned
nurse.
Even
after
I
explained
to
him
that
I
was
unsure
who
my
assigned
nurse
was
at
the
time,
as
nurse
Eileen
appeared
to
pass
me
off
to
someone
else
when
I
last
approached
her,
he
continued
to
repeat
"that
patient
over
there
is
dying,
okay?"
I
explained
to
nurse
Johnny
that
I
too
work
in
healthcare
(at
a
level
1
public
hospital,
with
limited
resources
and
overwhelming
need)
and
that
I
understand
that
there
are
different
levels
of
need.
I
also
asked
nurse
Johnny
why
staff
were
in
the
nurses
station
chatting
and
giggling
in
the
midst
of
a
life
and
death
patient
situation,
to
which
he
had
no
response.
Overall,
nurse
Johnny's
demeanor
was
very
cold.
Not
to
mention
that
I
believe
it
was
out
of
line
for
him
to
so
blatantly
broadcast
the
critical
condition
of
another
patient.
Nevertheless,
I
recognized
that
nurse
Johnny
was
unwilling
to
assist
me
at
that
time
and
thus
I
attempted
to
reapproach
nurse
Eileen,
who
was
noticeably
annoyed
by
the
encounter.
When
I
asked
her
if
there
was
any
information
about
my
plan
(e.g.,
admission
versus
discharge,
fluids
versus
no
fluids),
she
informed
me
that
she
could
call
the
doctor
to
come
see
me
if
I
wanted.
When
asked
about
the
wait
time
for
the
doctor
to
return,
she
replied
"I
can't
say.
Maybe
an
hour
or
so."
When
I
expressed
frustrations
that
I
did
not
want
to
just
walk
out
of
the
hospital
with
no
clear
post-discharge
plan,
she
stated,
"well
we
can't
keep
you
if
you
want
to
leave."
In
complete
discouragement,
I
returned
to
my
room
to
wait
a
few
more
hours.
Ultimately,
I
left
the
ED
at
around
4:30am,
still
In
pain,
never
having
received
the
IV
fluids
(see
photo
of
full
IV
bag),
exhausted
by
my
terrible
interactions
with
staff,
and
regretting
my
decision
to
even
visit
this
ED
in
the
first
place.
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