So I took my sister to the pharmacy and then I went back to the endoscopy center at UNM hospital with the purple latex glove in plastic bag in hand. I ran right up against the check-out nurse, so I told her and showed her. She was nonplussed. Which is to say, she had no explanation except to call the supervising nurse over. I told this nurse the story and showed her the purple latex glove. Explanation: It must have been stuck to her behind because we don't use those for anything except the rectal exam (sorry--part of the story) and there's no way it could have been inside her. I accepted this and said I thought they would want to know about it for quality control. She laughed and said, "Oh, we don't reuse those."
Really. Hmm.
End of story--at least about that visit to the UNM hospital.
1. I don't buy it.
ReplyDelete2. Still totally unacceptable
3. They lose even more points for the cheeky nurse. We don't reuse those. Cute.