This review is for the Take Care Clinic at this Walgreens. Signing up at the computer was easy and I waited about 30 minutes with one person ahead of me.
I've been sick with a cold for about 2 weeks (stuffy head, congestion, cough, etc...). I've started to feel better, but my chest has felt heavy with congestion so I thought I'd best get some meds to help ward off bronchitis.
When the nurse brought me in to the room she stuck a oxygen monitor on my finger & she asked if I was short of breath. I said I was and that my chest was heavy like someone was sitting on it (how I typically describe how I feel when I have bronchitis). She immediately said I needed to go right away to the ER because I was having a heart attack (I'm 35 and in great shape with no other symptoms other than a long lingering cold).
I tried to clarify what I was describing to her and she just turned her back and filled out her paperwork saying over and over how they couldn't treat what I was describing and I'd better go to the ER right away. I refused her recommendation so she had me sign a form and sent me on my way.
She did not look at me for more than a second, did not ask about any history of my symptoms, did not listen to my chest, look in my ears or anything. With that I left - the only good thing about my experience with this so called "nurse" was that she didn't charge me for her determination. My question is, if I was having a heart attack, why would she send me to drive myself to the ER? Hmmmm....I'll pass on the "drive thru Walgreens healthcare" in the future.