Nurse as a Patient, treated badly, wanting to rant

***This is a very long story, but I have to get it off my chest, as I would have never dreamed of a patient, let alone me, being treated like this***

I am an RN (10 yrs experience in both med-surg and icu) who was just recently diagnosed w/ gastroparesis of unknown etiology and Mediastinal Lympadenopathy (oyy vay!); I was transferred from a small hospital in WV to Univeristy of Pittsburg Mercy Hospital.

I have a long ranting story, and want your opinions on my story. Of which, trust me, is all TRUE. Let me just start off by saying that bigger is not always better.

First off, they did not do a full head to toe admission and history on me. No Nursing Phyiscal assessment at all--no stethoscope, no lung sounds, etc. (although I was seen by a 3rd year resident 3 hours after my arrival, and 3 hours of waiting after being transported 4 hours by squad with my mother and sister following behind in private vehicle).

Second, I had no name band, and no allergy band on.

Thirdly, when I was asking a question about their TPN/Lipid policy (I was on TPN and Lipids when I arrived and they took it down immediately) and using "outside picc lines" I was rudely interrupted many times by my nurse stating "oh I'm not using that picc line, if will have to come out"; Of which, I refused (I just had it inserted the day before). In addition to this, she said she would "restart your tpn/lipids after pharmacy mixed it". Now is that not a contradiction, taking OUT a PICC line when you need it for TPN. SO I just asked, so are you starting a peripheral line for PPN, and she said "no". What is wrong with this picture? I am reading something into it?.

Another thing that happened, is that when I fell asleep, someone (I didn't know who at the time) gave me medicine sq in my llq, and how I know is that there is a bruise there that I didn't have when I entered. I woke up that morning with a sore stomach, and had a hunch so I asked the nurse about it and she said "Oh I gave you heparin"; OK, then she didn't follow JCAHO standards....2 identifiers, etc. because I still didn't have an armband at this point and she didn't wake me to confirm 2nd identifier;

This was the last straw.I signed out AMA (although still reluctantly d/t insurance not paying for the visit).

During the signing out: They have a policy that the medial staff who seen you (I seen a 3rd year resident 3 hrs after I arrived) has to see you before you leave. As I was signing she stood up, came toward me and said the was "demaning that you let me take that picc line out". I said absolutely not, that is attempted assault w/ battery. AM I RIGHT?

When I was leaving, I asked them to contact my family whom were staying in the same building, on a different floor for overnight family and was told "sorry I'm not on duty yet, I can't help you!".

I attempted to contact the patient liason 3 times w/ no success. I am just waiting on a bill, as soon as it comes, they are goint to have to EAT IT!!