Have been in the ER for 3 hrs now....

Daisy_08, BSN, RN · May 2, 2012

I'm sorry but only 6 hours, that's not an exceptionally long wait. Glad your home now and mom is taken care of.

DemonWings · May 2, 2012

If you guys were cracking up, they probably knew she was ok and not actively trying to croak :)

When my daughter had a febrile seizure, we were given ib profin in triage, and by the time we got a bed she was basically fine, she was singing loudly enough to be heard from outside the curtain. Didnt see a nurse until she came with my discharge papers. The doc said he had been listening in on her singing and figured she was probably ok. I was mad at the time, because she had never had a seizure before and I thought they had to do SOMETHING for her, but luckly she was fine, no IV or anything.

We were also there about 7 hours total. The tech did come in once for vitals, and to give us the remote....or we would have died of boredom Im sure.

So Im with ya, ER visits are sometimes boring, but I would always take my boring visit over being the one getting all the attention from the docs/nurses ect.

That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B · May 2, 2012

Must keep mouth shut. Must keep mouth shut.......

Anna Flaxis, BSN, RN · May 2, 2012

Must keep mouth shut. Must keep mouth shut.......

You must be as shocked as I am that an ED nurse would ever be rude. Kinda hard to believe, isn't it? What ever is this world coming to?

MadpeysRN · May 2, 2012

Are you as shocked as I am that an ED nurse would be rude? What ever is this world coming to?

One was rude ( the one filling in for our nurse), one wasn't.

I get it, it's stressful and we weren't priority, I'm not stupid. we were BORED! And I was making an attempt to entertain myself with chat.

However, Because one has a bad night or patient whatever does that mean you get a pass to be an A$$ to the rest of the people? I kept my mouth shut trust me when I wanted to say excuse me!

MadpeysRN · May 2, 2012

I'm sorry but only 6 hours, that's not an exceptionally long wait. Glad your home now and mom is taken care of.

Ya probably not, but when you're stuck in a room it is

Guest219794 · May 2, 2012

Thank god she wasn't a priority.

allnurses Guide · May 2, 2012

This is proof that while we may manage to restrain ourselves in person, the anonymity of the internet makes us feel more free to be snippy.

The OP managed to keep her cool in person, but jumped on a poster here.

It was a bit... rude.

Anna Flaxis, BSN, RN · May 3, 2012

No, you DON'T get it.

brainkandy87 · May 3, 2012

This is why I love having a fast track area in my ER, because if I heard a complaint about the "wait" from someone in the emergency room with chronic pain, I'd probably want to scrape my face off with a rusted spoon.

ctnjason · May 3, 2012

Im sure the heart attacks, strokes, gunshots, stabbings, and other REAL emergencies didnt wait that long...... hrmmmmm i guess you werent really an EMERGENCY.

DizzyLizzyNurse · May 3, 2012

Cut the "rude" nurse some slack. S/he has probably been dealing with seven varieties of ******** all day long.
I have literally walked out of a resuscitation where the patient didn't make it, gone across the hall to check on my other patient, only to be greeted by a complaint about the wait, while someone else just lost a father/husband/brother (and I haven't even had time to process my own feelings about it, because you don't get to do that in the ED; you just keep going). Seriously. If the doctors and nurses aren't hovering over your loved one, then they are not the sickest person there, and you should be thankful. The sickest people there are actively dying. That's why it's called the "Emergency" Department.
Having said that, I hope your loved one will be okay.

I had to explain this to a friend who was angry she had to wait 6 hours because her mom needed some blood work done. She thought I was full of ****.

6 hours isn't bad. I waited 6 hours when I had appendicitis.