"Compassion for others."

My son had a burst lip he had had it stitched in the Monklands Hospital on the Thursday by the following Tuesday  we couldn't get it to stop bleeding.

We went back to A&E sat for 3hours or more to be seen and I felt the nurse we got had an attitude problem from the offset!!!!!!.

I know when your children get beyond the age of 18 they are classed as adults I understand that but in my eyes and I imagine every other parent on the planet your kids are your kids no matter what there age, so from the very start the nurse wouldn't even give me eye contact no matter how many times I was trying to speak to them - sheer ignorance.

They cleaned the wound, my boy was in agony when they were doing this -not one word did they say in comfort to him not that I am looking for special treatment but I thought that was part of a nurses job to show compassion. They glued the area put a fabric swab on it, told him to stay still till they came back.

Off they went to speak to another patient. About 15 mins they came back, by this time the fabric swab had stuck to his mouth and the glue. So the nurse started to prize it off - he was screaming in agony and he swore but I can honestly say not at her directly just pure frustration of what he was going through, I did say to him that's enough of that the nurse is here to help you.

The nurse then harshly gave me 2 swabs and a bottle of corsodyl mouth wash and told me they are not paid enough to be spoke to like that and I was saying I am sorry but it was not directed at you it was the pain he was in, they then proceeded to tell me I stood there and let it happen am like you kidding me you have not given me eye contact since I came in here.

I know my son should not have swore, its not acceptable but neither is their behaviour - it's nurses like this that give the genuine ones out there the bad name.

Show some compassion to others.