Betty_Rose
Veteran Member
Yesterday, my elderly friend needed help getting to the doctor after a fall, so I drove her up there. She's in a wheelchair, so it's quite a big to-do.
When we arrived at the large medical complex, there were many signs on the doors saying, "If you have traveled out of the country in the last 21 days, please contact a medical staff member immediately."
In the doctor's office, those signs were plastered every five feet.
But here's the weird part. The nurse (CNA?) took us back to the exam room and took vitals, and it was very obvious that this staffer didn't want to be anywhere near my elderly friend.
My friend had a bandage on her hand (she'd hit her hand in the fall) and the nurse looked at me and said, "Remove that bandage, please."
She then handed me a disposable pad and said, "Please put her hand on top of this pad."
When my friend's blood pressure was taken, Nurse Chickie put the cuff on my friend's upper arm, THROUGH a sweater and shirt. Incredibly, this chick managed to do this preliminary stuff without making any direct physical contact.
Now I don't go to the doctor's office very much, but I've never seen anything like that.
When we walked out of there, my friend said, "She must have thought I had cooties."
In other words, it was evident to her as well.
When we arrived at the large medical complex, there were many signs on the doors saying, "If you have traveled out of the country in the last 21 days, please contact a medical staff member immediately."
In the doctor's office, those signs were plastered every five feet.
But here's the weird part. The nurse (CNA?) took us back to the exam room and took vitals, and it was very obvious that this staffer didn't want to be anywhere near my elderly friend.
My friend had a bandage on her hand (she'd hit her hand in the fall) and the nurse looked at me and said, "Remove that bandage, please."
She then handed me a disposable pad and said, "Please put her hand on top of this pad."
When my friend's blood pressure was taken, Nurse Chickie put the cuff on my friend's upper arm, THROUGH a sweater and shirt. Incredibly, this chick managed to do this preliminary stuff without making any direct physical contact.
Now I don't go to the doctor's office very much, but I've never seen anything like that.
When we walked out of there, my friend said, "She must have thought I had cooties."
In other words, it was evident to her as well.