To be fuming at a group of nurses at my local hospital

[Dingdongthewitchisbread]

I’m 35 weeks pregnant and went to local hospital for blood tests. They’ve moved the maternity bloods so you can go through a separate entrance. When I arrived I got a bit lost but a nice porter helped me find where to go, it wasn’t through the correct route but I still avoided the main hospital.

As I was leaving I didn’t know where to go as I hadn’t come through the new entrance so I followed the signs for the exit, got lost again due to all the changes and saw a group of nurses so asked them how I get out. I followed the exact route they told me only to be met by a security guard who told me I was in the “purple zone” meaning I was in the Covid zone and I should’ve stayed in the green zone. He wished me luck!

What the hell do I do now?!?

I can’t believe I’ve stayed home for 8 weeks for a group of nurses to be the people to put me at risk.

Sounds like the security guard was just trying to lighten the mood.

If it was just one nurse then there may be a chance that they accidentally told you the wrong directions but as it was a group it was you that got lost.

Your thread title should be changed to - Fuming at myself for going the wrong way at my local hospital.

As others have said wash your hands thoroughly and don't put them near your mouth before you do.

"Good luck" is a very safe parting sentence to anyone in a hospital setting. I also suspect he was alluding to your being pregnant but didn't want to make assumptions.

Security Guard was probably wishing you good luck with the baby! It’s a common enough turn of phrase

Yes YABU. Maybe the nurses were unaware at the top of the stairs there was the purple zone. Hospitals are big places and things change on a daily basis. There's no way a group of nurses would deliberately send a pregnant women to a known covid area.

someone who works at the hospital saying let’s hope you haven’t caught it and wishing you good luck is quite shocking! tbh i think he's far more inappropriate to say that to you. You won't catch it from the general air if you're not touching surfaces, not near infected people. Being in the zone for a few seconds whilst he tells you to turn around and go downstairs will not give you Corona else it would be airlocked off. So if he actually said "I hope you havent caught it" then he's a dick. If he just wished you luck, then its in the tone. Wishing a heavily pregnant woman luck isn't novel.
I'd assume the nurses made a mistake rather than deliberately screwing with you, so i'/d be a bit grumpy, assume they're also struggliig with the changes but yes, yabu to be fuming.

Good luck WITH THE BIRTH AND BABY

It was clearly your mistake and not theirs. You sounds so rude OP. A group of nurses wouldn’t deliberately send a heavily pregnant woman into a corona virus area. You were probably already in it or misunderstood their directions. You’ll be at very little to no risk, whereas they’re risking their lives every day. Appalling reaction in my opinion, seriously, check yourself

I don't think they meant to send you in the wrong direction, and it's easy to get lost in hospitals but I understand why you are upset, pregnancy can be stressful at the best of times, let alone at the moment!

Good luck with the rest of pregnancy and enjoying your new baby when they arrive.

Why are people piling on the OP? Yes she overreacted and has admitted it, I’m not sure why some people are so sensitive of criticism of HCP like they are Saints or something?

MintyChapstick

I don't think it's treating HCP like saints it's the fact that OP is implying that they purposely gave her the wrong directions so she would end up in the covid zone whilst pregnant - that would never happen.

OP some large Hospitals have different colour zones to help patients and the public to navigate them.

What has probably happened is that the wards designated to care for patients who have Covid 19 happen to be in the "purple zone" The actual patients will be barrier-nursed on wards, not wandering about the corridor or stairs. Walking through a colour zone will not expose you to the virus.

I have a terrible sense of direction and find that taking a photo of the map board by hospital entrances helps me to navigate.

Not to pile on, but I think your OP, blaming a group of nurses for doing what you asked and giving your directions is very unreasonable. But as other PP have said you sound anxious. You can speak to your GP or Midwife if you have concerns.

She’s heavily pregnant and panicked Poppi. As someone who has a tendency to panic and think the worst I get it.

She’s admitted she made a mistake. I don’t thick people piling on her is necessary. What happened to ‘Be Kind’?

With all due respect you got yourself a bit lost the first time, so you probably got yourself a bit lost the second time.

I don’t believe a nurse would send a heavily pregnant lady to the covid ward on purpose.

There’s been a mix up whether it be your mistake or theirs (I suspect it was yours) so yes you are being unreasonable to be am fuming at them!

She’s admitted she made a mistake. I don’t thick people piling on her is necessary. What happened to ‘Be Kind’?

Do you mean like she was about the nurses with her accusations? They're doing a horrible job at present and deserve better than being blamed for someone else being unable to follow directions.

MintyChapstick - I understand panicking especially during this time but you're saying the HCP are being treated like their saints - but they didn't do anything wrong so I'm not going to say they have when they haven't. If a HCP spat at OP or something I would definitely slate them.

I do think we should all be more kind but the OP did make a thread just to blame these group of nurses that purposely sent her the wrong way - so she did make a rod for her own back.

You can't just 'walk into' a covid zone in the hospital. Trust me you'd know if you did. The security guard sounds like he made a very bad joke.

Yeah, I can just picture it now.

Given wrong directions from midwife.
Let into a secure area than houses extremely contagious patients.
Not one nurse expresses shock or annoyance at you being there. Not one nurse asks you who let you in.
Nurses pint you towards the exit and let you wander off, rather than taking you out, in case you ‘get lost’ again.
Porter tells you he hopes you haven’t caught Coronavirus and wishes you luck.

I think you’ve got a bit confused about what happened and where you were, OP.

Yes being pregnant can make you anxious to everyone saying this to OP, it however does not give you the right to be unreasonable & the very title of her post is just that. Iv just worked being pregnant in hospital as a nurse & it has been horrendous, it’s so frustrating seeing another pregnant women loading herself at a group of nurses who don’t seem to have done anything wrong. Let’s hope she educated herself where to go in labour save her anymore annoyance & deliver her baby safely

Anyone who is suspected of having covid is zipped into an isolation chamber. Happened to me recently. A. To protect the patient in case they don't have covid and B. To protect others in case you do have it. I did have it (showed on xray) and the staff ensured I had my mask on before they entered the isolation chamber. I think you are safe OP as it would be quite difficult to accidentally be in contact with a covid patient. I wish you all the best with your baby. P.S. I was sent home as there is no treatment needed unless you develop breathing difficulties. I am over it now and am getting my strength back. Sorry to rabbit on, just trying to reassure you.