Roy wrote:

>
> If ever I wished for a person to have a major accident it was a nurse
> who hated men and showed it every time she had to do anything for me.
> I believe they call it elder abuse and this woman specialized in it.
> Anyone who denigrates those unable to fight back because of illness or
> incapacitating condition should be fired. I should have reported the
> miserable harridan...thank gawd I will never have to enter that
> facility again. It was only by chance that I had emergency surgery in
> a city far from home but an experience that I will not soon forget.


My father had a nasty nurse when he was hospitalized for about a month
before he died. He was in a palliative care ward and his room mate had
crapped his bed. The nurse yelled and screamed at the poor guy, and the
man died a few hours later.

On Aug 12, 1:00*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> Roy wrote:
>
> > If ever I wished for a person to have a major accident it was a nurse
> > who hated men and showed it every time she had to do anything for me.
> > I believe they call it elder abuse and this woman specialized in it.
> > Anyone who denigrates those unable to fight back because of illness or
> > incapacitating condition should be fired. I should have reported the
> > miserable harridan...thank gawd I will never have to enter that
> > facility again. It was only by chance that I had emergency surgery in
> > a city far from home but an experience that I will not soon forget.
>
> My father had a nasty nurse when he was hospitalized for about a month
> before he died. He was in a palliative care ward and his room mate had
> crapped his bed. The nurse yelled and screamed at the poor guy, and the
> man died a few hours later.

==
Its too bad that there are incompetents who seem to slip under the
radar of supervisors and management. They can do incalculable harm
before being exposed.
==

On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:00:12 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> My father had a nasty nurse when he was hospitalized for about a month
> before he died. He was in a palliative care ward and his room mate had
> crapped his bed. The nurse yelled and screamed at the poor guy, and the
> man died a few hours later.

Too many people mix up the different levels of nurses. People seem to
think that everyone is the same because they all wear white. I look
for RN on the nametag. That was probably a nurse's aide or assistant.
I know when I'm hospitalized, the people who change bed sheets can be
downright unprofessional, but a full fledged registered nurse is
competent at her job and has a good bedside manner. That's all I ask.

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