4 years ago
PLEASE READ- IMPORTANT:
PLEASE READ- IMPORTANT:
I was seen at Lutheran Medical Center yesterday, 4/4/19. I was taken to their ER by the ambulance after I got into a scary accident because of a lady trying to run me off the road and ramming into my vehicle, supposedly cuz I cut her off. I m 7 months pregnant and I was in shock and scared about my baby. After they cleared me in the ER, they sent me to the labor and delivery unit to monitor my baby. The nurses asked me questions like normal to get my history and background. I mentioned to my nurse that I was on subtex a different version of suboxone, the nurse asked why I am on that medication and I told her that I am 9 months sober off of heroin. If anyone knows, that medicine is a opioid blocker and helps with relapse, cravings, anxiety, etc. well long story short.. after the doctors cleared me, the police officers talked to me about the accident.. it was a hit and run by the way.. the lady fled and they said everything was good, I was okay to go.. that my baby was fine... that I could be discharged. My nurse asked me to pee in a cup and told me it was a requirement to get a drug test on me due to my history, I was seriously confused on why she would ask this of me when they already collected my urine downstairs in the ER for other testing, did all the testing and work they needed to see if we were okay... I knew right away something wasn t right about her telling me she required me to do this. It made me feel uncomfortable right away and it felt like I was being discriminated against. This nurse was clearly judging me because of the meds I m on and my history. The main doctor said I could be discharged already.. I told my boyfriend what was going on and he got very upset told me she can not make me take a drug test and can t collect my urine, that this wasn t okay and we needed to leave.. so I started to tear up knowing I was just in this scary accident and cleared to leave, now this. The nurse came back in and asked if I had went pee for her. I said no, that they already cleared me to leave.. and that they had taken my urine in the ER and did all the tests that they needed too.. I also told her that I wanted to be discharged right away and that she didn t HAVE to have a drug test on me. The nurse got real nervous and got the discharge papers right away and we left. I am so upset I was treated like this and for an addict in recovery that has worked so hard for 9 months to stay sober.. to be asked of this when I was already cleared to go and after I was in a scary accident.. I know it wasn t okay. This nurse had no rights to do this and ask this of me, I hope my voice will be heard about this. I have reached out to a few upper managers at the hospital over the nurses and I am praying that this gets handled appropriately, I won t ever return to this hospital for ANYTHING and I will make sure everyone, NA, AA, my IOP councilors know about this incident and about how I was treated so unfairly cuz of my past and the meds I m on at this hospital. I flew all the way across the country for 3 months to go to rehab 9 months ago to get clean and have been clean since. How dare anyone judge someone of there past and because of what they have been through. I hope this nurse gets fired or written up at least.