I don't need advice I just need to get this out. Any comments you would have are appreciated.
I worked this w/e in the ER and I had a 17 yr old girl come in w/ c/o abd. pain CTneg labs showed she had a UTI. The dad was w/ her real creepy looking guy his eyes pierced right through you and the daughter was very uneasy around him clammed up biting on her nails and she would only sort of open up when he left the room. Every nurse that went in that room felt uneasy about him. Anyways after the CT was neg she was going to have a pelvic because she admitted to the doc when the dad was absent that she was sexually active so she was going to be tested for STD's. She had one of peds woman docs do the procedure because she did not feel comfortable w/ the ER doc doing it. I went in to check on her and took in some supplies for the exam when I was leaving the room the dad said to her "Okay here's what we are going to do." I felt very disturbed by this comment and told the ER doc and he said well maybe he's talking to her about the procedure being done. I took it as this dad is trying to hide something. There was just an uneasy feeling in the room and I felt like I couldn't get away from this man fast enough. I called our SS dept this AM because I was locked out of my email so I couldn't send her a note and I told her what I overheard. She said that this AM she also got an anonamous note from a friend that said this girl was also contemplating suicide and that she would go talk to her. While I was on the phone w/ her she got a page from the nurse caring for her today to go the med floor ASAP. SS said she would keep me updated.
This girl and that comment haunted me all w/e and I just needed somewhere to get this out so thanks for listening. I'm not sure if I overreacted to this comment but I would rather have it looked into than have this poor girl be abused any further if that is the case. Please just say a prayer for this girl and her safety.
