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her with his behavior and retu r ned his attention to his notes .
Alex quickly left. She was appalled at Francois ’ la nguage and coarseness . Still smarting from his condescending behavior, Alex left and immediately ran into a red- faced and obviously pissed Bette Farve.
"Destephano, how dare you authorize the transfer of patients from this unit, or approve supplemental staffing, especially from an agency. Those are my decisions. Not yours. Who do you think you are?"
Alex looked st raight at the nursing executive and said, " I am the hospital attorney. There's no staff to run this unit. How're you going to provide care with no nurses? As the legal cou nsel for this medical center, it is within my purview to evaluate risk potential. This unit and its complex medical patients present a high risk. Thirty patients and three nurses in a crisis situation predicts , rather guarantees , unsafe care. What you are doing is unsafe; now get out of my way. "
Alex turned and walked away , feeling Bette’s eyes as they bored into her back. She knew Bette was vengeful and would get her back. B.F. carried grudges , and Alex had previously been the victim of her vindictive behavior. It was usually pretty bad.
What the hell, Alex thought to herself. On her wa y to her office, Alex stopped in administration and found it still in chaos. Elizabeth was seated at the conference table.
"Has Don straightened out yet ?"
Elizabeth shrugged her shoulders. " Nope, n ot really. How does this sound for the press? ' Early this morning, Mrs. Grace Raccine, First Lady of Louisiana, enco untered an assault in her hospital room at Crescent C ity Medical Center. She is currently in stable condition, and resting in her room. Gov ernor Raccine is with her. The hospital is investigating, and details will be forthcoming. ' "
"Sounds good. Let it go." Alex wondered if the day could get any worse as she waved to Dr. Ashley on her way ou t.
Chapter 5
Alex f ound Bridgett strangely quiet when she finally reached her office at eleven o'clock . She had expected Bridgett to pellet her with a million questions. Even more, Alex had expected Bridgett to work her inside network and have the inside scoop about Mrs. Raccine. Bridgett was quiet and seemed unwilling to talk. She answered Alex’s questions with a perfunctory “yes or no.” Alex was surprised , even stunned by Bridgett's reticence and lack of interest in the events surrounding them.
"You okay, Bridge? You're mighty quiet."
Bridgett nodded without meeting her eyes , picking up the phone when it rang . "It's for you. Your grandfather. I'll put it through."
Alex closed the door of her office and pushed the button on her phone."
" Granddad , where are you?"
"In my hotel. What the hell's going on over there ? What's happened to Grace Raccine?" Her grandfather' s voice was loud, demanding.
"What did you hear?"
"TV said she ha d an accident in her hospital room and was in a coma. That true?"
Alex rolled her eyes. "Pretty much. It's actually a little worse. They found a dead rooster and a snake in the room with her early this morning. She was in shock and is unresponsive ."
"What? What the hell! What's that mean? What the hell, this is one heathen damn city !"
" I d on't know, Granddad . I have no idea. It's weird. I'll tell you more tonight when we get together, Okay?" At any other time, Alex would have admonished her grandfather’s language.
"Yeah. Yeah, Okay. Be careful, Alex. Don't like this, especially this snake shit. This is one fucking low-life place. I want you back in Virginia. Don't understand you love for this hell-hole . Why would anyone d o something like that to a sick and dying woman? "
" I don’t know and I will be careful . Bye, Granddad ." Alex hun g up the phone, just as her cell phone rang again. She was already tired and it wasn't even noon.
Her
Alex quickly left. She was appalled at Francois ’ la nguage and coarseness . Still smarting from his condescending behavior, Alex left and immediately ran into a red- faced and obviously pissed Bette Farve.
"Destephano, how dare you authorize the transfer of patients from this unit, or approve supplemental staffing, especially from an agency. Those are my decisions. Not yours. Who do you think you are?"
Alex looked st raight at the nursing executive and said, " I am the hospital attorney. There's no staff to run this unit. How're you going to provide care with no nurses? As the legal cou nsel for this medical center, it is within my purview to evaluate risk potential. This unit and its complex medical patients present a high risk. Thirty patients and three nurses in a crisis situation predicts , rather guarantees , unsafe care. What you are doing is unsafe; now get out of my way. "
Alex turned and walked away , feeling Bette’s eyes as they bored into her back. She knew Bette was vengeful and would get her back. B.F. carried grudges , and Alex had previously been the victim of her vindictive behavior. It was usually pretty bad.
What the hell, Alex thought to herself. On her wa y to her office, Alex stopped in administration and found it still in chaos. Elizabeth was seated at the conference table.
"Has Don straightened out yet ?"
Elizabeth shrugged her shoulders. " Nope, n ot really. How does this sound for the press? ' Early this morning, Mrs. Grace Raccine, First Lady of Louisiana, enco untered an assault in her hospital room at Crescent C ity Medical Center. She is currently in stable condition, and resting in her room. Gov ernor Raccine is with her. The hospital is investigating, and details will be forthcoming. ' "
"Sounds good. Let it go." Alex wondered if the day could get any worse as she waved to Dr. Ashley on her way ou t.
Chapter 5
Alex f ound Bridgett strangely quiet when she finally reached her office at eleven o'clock . She had expected Bridgett to pellet her with a million questions. Even more, Alex had expected Bridgett to work her inside network and have the inside scoop about Mrs. Raccine. Bridgett was quiet and seemed unwilling to talk. She answered Alex’s questions with a perfunctory “yes or no.” Alex was surprised , even stunned by Bridgett's reticence and lack of interest in the events surrounding them.
"You okay, Bridge? You're mighty quiet."
Bridgett nodded without meeting her eyes , picking up the phone when it rang . "It's for you. Your grandfather. I'll put it through."
Alex closed the door of her office and pushed the button on her phone."
" Granddad , where are you?"
"In my hotel. What the hell's going on over there ? What's happened to Grace Raccine?" Her grandfather' s voice was loud, demanding.
"What did you hear?"
"TV said she ha d an accident in her hospital room and was in a coma. That true?"
Alex rolled her eyes. "Pretty much. It's actually a little worse. They found a dead rooster and a snake in the room with her early this morning. She was in shock and is unresponsive ."
"What? What the hell! What's that mean? What the hell, this is one heathen damn city !"
" I d on't know, Granddad . I have no idea. It's weird. I'll tell you more tonight when we get together, Okay?" At any other time, Alex would have admonished her grandfather’s language.
"Yeah. Yeah, Okay. Be careful, Alex. Don't like this, especially this snake shit. This is one fucking low-life place. I want you back in Virginia. Don't understand you love for this hell-hole . Why would anyone d o something like that to a sick and dying woman? "
" I don’t know and I will be careful . Bye, Granddad ." Alex hun g up the phone, just as her cell phone rang again. She was already tired and it wasn't even noon.
Her
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