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what??? woah......River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:40Yes, i live in a small town, in the middle of the desert. About 5k people. Our main attraction and biggest building is a WalmartLily Clarke wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:39are you serious rn? 6 hours?River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:39The messed up thing is. She could have drove to the hospital they picked faster then they chose. It takes about 6 hours to get to that hospital.Lily Clarke wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:37that honestly sounds like a wate of time....River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:36
Yeah she's just mad cause she wasn't able to sleep the entire time. I had to drive an hour away to her place to pack a bag for her and find all her medicine she needs. Then drive an hour back. I stayed for a few hours until her friends showed up.
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Yes it sucks here. Hate it. Hospital is horrible. Your more likely to die from old age before getting seen. Made my brother who had cancer wait 4 hours before they got to take his blood. Which they needed to do and had an appointment for.Lily Clarke wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:41what??? woah......River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:40Yes, i live in a small town, in the middle of the desert. About 5k people. Our main attraction and biggest building is a WalmartLily Clarke wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:39are you serious rn? 6 hours?River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:39The messed up thing is. She could have drove to the hospital they picked faster then they chose. It takes about 6 hours to get to that hospital.
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Thats seriously not good for anyone there........River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:43Yes it sucks here. Hate it. Hospital is horrible. Your more likely to die from old age before getting seen. Made my brother who had cancer wait 4 hours before they got to take his blood. Which they needed to do and had an appointment for.Lily Clarke wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:41what??? woah......River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:40Yes, i live in a small town, in the middle of the desert. About 5k people. Our main attraction and biggest building is a WalmartLily Clarke wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:39are you serious rn? 6 hours?River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:39
The messed up thing is. She could have drove to the hospital they picked faster then they chose. It takes about 6 hours to get to that hospital.
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Yeah that's why i never go lol. If there's something wrong with me i wait to see if it gets better or i die. Rather that then go thereLily Clarke wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:44Thats seriously not good for anyone there........River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:43Yes it sucks here. Hate it. Hospital is horrible. Your more likely to die from old age before getting seen. Made my brother who had cancer wait 4 hours before they got to take his blood. Which they needed to do and had an appointment for.Lily Clarke wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:41what??? woah......River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:40Yes, i live in a small town, in the middle of the desert. About 5k people. Our main attraction and biggest building is a Walmart
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I would do the same honestly....River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:46Yeah that's why i never go lol. If there's something wrong with me i wait to see if it gets better or i die. Rather that then go thereLily Clarke wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:44Thats seriously not good for anyone there........River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:43Yes it sucks here. Hate it. Hospital is horrible. Your more likely to die from old age before getting seen. Made my brother who had cancer wait 4 hours before they got to take his blood. Which they needed to do and had an appointment for.Lily Clarke wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:41what??? woah......River Grimes wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:40
Yes, i live in a small town, in the middle of the desert. About 5k people. Our main attraction and biggest building is a Walmart
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To answer more generally. Yes, I was in NY during the 9/11 attack. It was not why I became a nurse, I was already a nurse by the time the event happened. In the immediacy after there were discussions about accommodating patients, transporting them to my unit (they never did) and there was a lot of bioterrorism training the months after that I did participate in. It was quite an experience, not a positive one of course, but one that does define someone.Remy Break wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:28I have a question but it's a sensitive topic I guess. But considering location and a major event- I might dm youSolomon Lear wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 12:49I have no idea what basic is supposed to mean, but if it means "Im a secretary therefore know all" then no, not basic.Briar Anderson wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 11:44Oh, which branch? Clinical or basic?Solomon Lear wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 11:38SON!
Well, welcome back. As someone who has spent more than twenty years working in healthcare, I have to admit that is one of the most remarkable recoveries I have ever heard of.Briar Anderson wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 10:20
I feel so damn bad for ya…you’re here now, which is what matters
I sincerely hope your physicians consider documenting it for medical literature.
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Whoa!Solomon Lear wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:58To answer more generally. Yes, I was in NY during the 9/11 attack. It was not why I became a nurse, I was already a nurse by the time the event happened. In the immediacy after there were discussions about accommodating patients, transporting them to my unit (they never did) and there was a lot of bioterrorism training the months after that I did participate in. It was quite an experience, not a positive one of course, but one that does define someone.Remy Break wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:28I have a question but it's a sensitive topic I guess. But considering location and a major event- I might dm youSolomon Lear wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 12:49I have no idea what basic is supposed to mean, but if it means "Im a secretary therefore know all" then no, not basic.Briar Anderson wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 11:44Oh, which branch? Clinical or basic?Solomon Lear wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 11:38
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Well, welcome back. As someone who has spent more than twenty years working in healthcare, I have to admit that is one of the most remarkable recoveries I have ever heard of.
I sincerely hope your physicians consider documenting it for medical literature.
I was a nurse. Graduated with my first degree in 2001, second 2003 and third 2020. My career started on an orthopedic neurosurgery inpatient post operative unit where I became the charge nurse a few years in. Obtained my ONC and MedSurg BC prior to a hospital merger where I assisted other units in the merger serving as the charge nurse of med surgery units, hospice and oncology. Post merger I became an intensive care nurse, I worked there through COVID. Post COVID I used my final degree to move from the bedside to the lecture hall as I do primarily medical informatics where I research and trend medical best practice as well as outcomes for a medical organization as the outpatient manager of clinical care and I lecture for residents in our medical residency program for physicians.
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Because you guys are giving me chest pain:
A six-hour transfer between hospitals is not unusual at all, especially if the patient is stable. I have seen it take days.
Hospitals operate on a triage system, which means the most critical patients are prioritized first. If someone is stable, they are often moved down the queue behind patients experiencing life-threatening emergencies.
Additionally, transferring a patient to another facility involves much more than simply putting them in an ambulance. The receiving hospital must agree to accept the patient, a physician must be identified to take over their care, records and test results need to be completed and transmitted, and transportation must be arranged. Even after transport is scheduled, ambulance services may be delayed if emergency calls arise, as those emergencies will take precedence over non-emergent transfers.
Once transport occurs, there is still travel time, arrival processing, and intake at the receiving facility. For a stable patient, six hours is actually a relatively quick turnaround in many healthcare systems.
As for driving yourself to the other facility, that is generally not a decision patients should make on their own. A condition can be stable while still carrying significant risk. For example, with a blood clot, the immediate concern is often not the clot where it currently sits, but what happens if it dislodges. If a clot travels to the brain, it can cause a stroke. If it travels to the heart or lungs, it can become life-threatening very quickly.
"Stable" does not mean "safe to ignore" or "safe to walk off." It simply means the condition is not actively deteriorating at that moment. There is a reason medical professionals recommend monitoring, treatment, and controlled transport rather than telling patients to drive themselves home and hope for the best.
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A six-hour transfer between hospitals is not unusual at all, especially if the patient is stable. I have seen it take days.
Hospitals operate on a triage system, which means the most critical patients are prioritized first. If someone is stable, they are often moved down the queue behind patients experiencing life-threatening emergencies.
Additionally, transferring a patient to another facility involves much more than simply putting them in an ambulance. The receiving hospital must agree to accept the patient, a physician must be identified to take over their care, records and test results need to be completed and transmitted, and transportation must be arranged. Even after transport is scheduled, ambulance services may be delayed if emergency calls arise, as those emergencies will take precedence over non-emergent transfers.
Once transport occurs, there is still travel time, arrival processing, and intake at the receiving facility. For a stable patient, six hours is actually a relatively quick turnaround in many healthcare systems.
As for driving yourself to the other facility, that is generally not a decision patients should make on their own. A condition can be stable while still carrying significant risk. For example, with a blood clot, the immediate concern is often not the clot where it currently sits, but what happens if it dislodges. If a clot travels to the brain, it can cause a stroke. If it travels to the heart or lungs, it can become life-threatening very quickly.
"Stable" does not mean "safe to ignore" or "safe to walk off." It simply means the condition is not actively deteriorating at that moment. There is a reason medical professionals recommend monitoring, treatment, and controlled transport rather than telling patients to drive themselves home and hope for the best.
There is something about ambition, how it not only propels you but also defines you.
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OMGLaverne Taylor wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 14:05Whoa!Solomon Lear wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:58To answer more generally. Yes, I was in NY during the 9/11 attack. It was not why I became a nurse, I was already a nurse by the time the event happened. In the immediacy after there were discussions about accommodating patients, transporting them to my unit (they never did) and there was a lot of bioterrorism training the months after that I did participate in. It was quite an experience, not a positive one of course, but one that does define someone.Remy Break wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 13:28I have a question but it's a sensitive topic I guess. But considering location and a major event- I might dm youSolomon Lear wrote: 5 Jun 2026, 12:49I have no idea what basic is supposed to mean, but if it means "Im a secretary therefore know all" then no, not basic.
I was a nurse. Graduated with my first degree in 2001, second 2003 and third 2020. My career started on an orthopedic neurosurgery inpatient post operative unit where I became the charge nurse a few years in. Obtained my ONC and MedSurg BC prior to a hospital merger where I assisted other units in the merger serving as the charge nurse of med surgery units, hospice and oncology. Post merger I became an intensive care nurse, I worked there through COVID. Post COVID I used my final degree to move from the bedside to the lecture hall as I do primarily medical informatics where I research and trend medical best practice as well as outcomes for a medical organization as the outpatient manager of clinical care and I lecture for residents in our medical residency program for physicians.
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