I would like to kick that nurse in the vagina. Considering how bilingual the island is, I'm surprised she didn't know English, and being offended? WTF?!?!
Hmm, wondering if PR needs English-speaking nurses....oh wait, I don't know Spanish. Dammit.
Right? Like, MAYBE AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING TRIAGE NURSE IS A GOOD IDEA.
She also wrote down "yes" to "ever had a blood transfusion" when the clear answer Meghan and I both gave was "no," which is the same in both languages, and got huffy when Meghan reviewed the form while she was out of the room and pointed out the error. "Well, I ASKED you." Yeah, and you wrote down the wrong answer. What other wrong answers have you written down when triaging ER patients?
Now I understand the extreme distrust that my ex and many Puerto Ricans have of western medicine. I can only hope that they treat their own better than they treated you.
Oh, it's a nightmare. A couple of the clerks had babies while here. Their stories made my skin crawl. I had to call around to find out where to go - this was the "second best ER in San Juan" - because there are so many hospitals you want to absolutely avoid. Which is to say, I'm not sure it's a lot better to be Puerto Rican.
Other than the triage nurse, everyone else was fine, even if my doctor and the xray tech were the only English speakers.
Hmm, wondering if PR needs English-speaking nurses....oh wait, I don't know Spanish. Dammit.
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She also wrote down "yes" to "ever had a blood transfusion" when the clear answer Meghan and I both gave was "no," which is the same in both languages, and got huffy when Meghan reviewed the form while she was out of the room and pointed out the error. "Well, I ASKED you." Yeah, and you wrote down the wrong answer. What other wrong answers have you written down when triaging ER patients?
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Other than the triage nurse, everyone else was fine, even if my doctor and the xray tech were the only English speakers.
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aiiiiieeee.
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