‘Don’t ever make a patient feel like that!’ Love Island star Erin Barnett shames a condescending nurse who called her dumb while recovering from endometriosis surgery
Erin Barnett is recovering well at home after enduring her SIXTH surgery relating to PCOS and endometriosis.
But the former Love Island Australia star has slammed one ward nurse who treated her poorly before being discharged.
Erin, , claimed the nurse was condescending towards her as she asked questions about the dosage of the strong painkiller she had been prescribed.
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‘Don’t ever make a patient feel like that!’ Love Island star Erin Barnett shames a condescending nurse who called her dumb while recovering from endometriosis surgery
The petite blonde claimed things turned sour when Erin requested clarification on her prescribed dosage.
Erin was convinced the dosage was not what the doctor had originally suggested, and asked for the nurse to double check the dosage with the doctor directly.
‘It’s Endone (oxycodone), and it’s really strong and it could be dangerous,’ Erin clarified why she was adamant to get it checked.
‘It’s really strong and it could be dangerous’: Erin said she wanted clarification on her dosage of Endone (oxycodone), but the nurse refused to call the doctor to ask the ‘dumb’ question
Shocked: Erin said the condescending tone of the nurse made her feel insecure and embarrassed while recovering from her surgery
But Erin claims the nurse gave her attitude, saying: ‘I’ve never heard that in all my years on nursing.’
‘I’m a bit embarrassed to even call him to ask him such a dumb question,’ the nurse allegedly said to Erin, as another patient in the shared room apparently gasped.
Erin claimed the nurse even double downed and said: ‘It’s just a really dumb question.’
‘What if I overdosed on them, because I thought I was suppose to take four, instead of two?’ Erin said she was only asking the question for own safety and peace of mind
Erin said the condescending tone of the nurse made her feel insecure and embarrassed while recovering from her surgery.
‘It’s my body and I’m taking these drugs. What if I overdosed on them, because I thought I was suppose to take four, instead of two?’ she reflected during her story.
‘Don’t ever make a f**king patient feel dumb for asking a question about medication,’ she said to fans during the rant.
Erin said another nurse called the doctor to clarify, and she admitted she was wrong, but she was happy she got the peace of mind on the correct dosage.
‘Maybe it’s the medication making me over dramatic, but I thought it was really s**t on that nurse’s part to say that to me while I was concerned about the strong painkillers,’ she added.
However, Erin said every other nurse, including the admission and recovery nurses, were fantastic during her surgery journey.
Not all bad! Erin said every other nurse, including the admission and recovery nurses, and her doctor were fantastic during her surgery journey
‘I got this tattoo to cover up scars’: In November, the blonde hit back hit back after critics online called referred to her stomach tattoo in the shape of a lotus flower as a ‘tramp stamp’
Erin first discovered she had the debilitating disorder when she had a three-litre cyst removed from her ovary at the age of just 15
‘Everyone asking about my stomach tattoo. I got this tattoo to cover up scars on my stomach as I’ve had many ovary operations due to having endometriosis & polycystic ovaries’ the reality star explained in 2019.
At the time, Erin also revealed that she can’t have children naturally.
Way back when: Erin was famously in a relationship with Love Island co-star Eden Dally, but the couple split shortly after leaving the reality show