1/5 Amit P. 11 months ago on Google
While
on
a
trip,
my
partner
visited
this
urgent
care
earlier
and
I
am
appalled
by
the
terrible
standard
of
care
she
received
under
Nurse
Practitioner
Michael
Britton,
Jr.
The
entire
day
my
partner
has
been
vomiting
and
has
been
unable
to
keep
anything
down,
likely
due
to
food
poisoning
or
stomach
bug,
and
so
I
advised
her
to
go
to
an
urgent
care
to
get
some
treatment.
She
was
brought
to
a
office
with
just
a
chair
to
sit
down,
nothing
to
lie
down
on,
and
Michael
offered
some
nausea
medication
and
water
to
drink.
When
she
inquired
about
an
IV,
she
was
told
word
for
word
"it's
too
time
consuming."
And
she
overheard
Michael
tell
the
nurse
if
she
vomits
again
for
her
to
go
to
the
ER.
As
a
physician
myself,
this
is
grossly
beneath
the
standard
of
care
in
medicine.
My
partner
desperately
needed
fluid
resuscitation
and
electrolyte
repletion
for
which
she
was
denied.
When
she
asked
the
nurse
again
why
she
has
to
go
to
the
ER
to
get
an
IV,
she
was
informed
"I
think
Michael
wants
to
make
sure
he's
not
missing
anything
if
you're
still
vomiting."
Michael
still
denied
the
IV
second
time
she
asked.
He
did
not
even
do
basic
lab
work
to
check
for
electrolyte
abnormalities/infection.
I
asked
my
partner
to
ask
for
a
physician,
to
which
she
was
told
there
is
no
physician
on
site.
My
partner
left
nauseous
and
lethargic
with
chills.
A
quick
google
search
shows
Michael
is
an
NP
with
only
7
months
experience.
What
kind
of
urgent
care
allows
an
inexperienced
midlevel
to
practice
without
direct
supervision.
This
incident
should
be
thoroughly
investigated,
as
I'm
sure
other
patients
similarly
are
receiving
lackluster
care.
UPDATE:
My
partner
went
back
to
her
residence
and
continued
to
vomit
and
feel
worse.
She
called
EMS,
who
upon
arrival
immediately
put
an
IV
in
her
for
fluids
and
took
her
to
a
nearby
ER
for
further
fluid/electrolyte
resuscitation.
This
could
have
been
prevented
if
Michael
provided
the
minimum
standard
of
care,
or
at
least
if
a
supervising
physician
was
present.
