Overall, I had a positive experience. The doctors listened and most of the nurses were truly fantastic. Whether the symptom I was experiencing was large or small, they were on it.   That is with the exception of nurse Mickey. It is not that she was not skilled or competent, but her overall behavior was truly unprofessional. She seemed to have a lot of complaints about the doctor's treatment plans, privileges I received like walking, and decisions made by previous nurses who cared for me. And that's totally fine but I never should have heard it. Her complaining to my face, loudly while I was in the bathroom, or outside my room with the door open. She was right that my heart rate shot through the roof. It was because of the stress she made me feel that had me near hyperventilating. I told her that this wasn't going to work for me and that I wanted to speak to the charge nurse, but I actually question whether that happened. Another nurse came in, asked what she could do, and only then did I hear from the charge nurse who did resolve the issue right away. But that wasn't the end of Nurse Mickey because she hovered around my door until a doctor came out to loudly complain that I "fired" her. Up until that point, I would have considered the level of care and compassion from staff as excellent. She really made a tough experience much harder than it needed to be, and if I thought there was a chance she would be my nurse, I would hands down go to another hospital for any follow up care. 
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