or what the highway patrolman says after giving you a moving violation, "Have a nice day," or a
relative who at the annual Christmas party says, "Let's do lunch."
Have you recently had an opportunity to just push the CALL BUTTON? Well, I have and I always hear, "I'll let them know." And, that's it... yes, you do get a fairly quick answer to your just pushing the call button and if I as every asked a question on a survey as to how quickly were you answered once you just pushed the call button... I would have to say really fast man... but, what you need to be asking was how fast did a nurse come into your room... and, that is predicated totally upon how you rank... that is to say whether or not you are:
- Urgent
- Critical
- Handicapped
- Priority
- Low Priority
- About to be released
During my stay here University of Tennessee Hospital, I have been urgent, critical, and priority. It all started 5 days ago when I went to the ER because the UTI meds were not bringing down a 103 degree temperature.... and expected to be given some additional meds and then sent back home in about 4 hours... BUT... I went into heart failure, kidney failure, and extremely low blood pressure that the specialists thought was coming from an unknown source and took precautions that it might be COVID. However, my body responded quickly and perfectly so it was not COVID and was informed I was staying in the Hospital until they could identify the source and remove it from my body. My infection was staph but they do not know the origin.
I spend a day in ICU where I continued to improve and given a room with a view on the 7th floor or heart floor where I will remain until being released. I will probably be he here 7 or 8 days before I am released and it could be 10 days.... regardless of when, I will be required to return to the Hospital on a daily basis to have an antibiotic administered via IV for 2 additional weeks.
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