1 /5 Jana Funderburk: Took my 9 year old son, who was on day three of fever, aches, etc, to the clinic yesterday. The nurse was quite rough with the Covid test— after the first nostril, my son said it really hurt and would barely let her finish. He then wouldn’t let her take more nasal swabs to do a flu test. He became tearful and was clearly not feeling well (with the temperature of 101.) We tried again with me holding him in my lap so she could get it done, but he was really fearful and wouldn’t allow it. I finally told her “I guess we just won’t get this done today— I’m not willing to physically hold him down.” The nurse spun on her heels without a word and left the room without looking back. It was unprofessional, and I watched her leave in surprise at her rudeness.
My son continued to complain about one nostril hurting through the evening after our visit to the clinic. In the middle of the night, he had a massive nosebleed coming out of that side. It’s morning now and he just had yet *another* nosebleed coming out of that same nostril.
I want to express my dissatisfaction with the way my son was cared for and the way we were treated by the nurse. If a clinic isn’t up for treating pediatric cases with some gentleness and compassion, it should not accept pediatric patients.