Two times when I had a blood draw the tourniquet was too tight with resulting blood spatter and bit of bruising afterwards. Both times the nurses happened to be black. So now I don’t feel as comfortable with them.
The last time I was in the hospital for surgery, I had the most wonderful nurse, and she happened to be black. She truly loved her job. I will never forget her helping me, when she could have requested and waited for a CNA. She was an RN and she changed the sheets on my bed. Anyone who works in a hospital knows that is a big deal. I will say the only bad experience I had was with a male orderly who appeared to have a major chip on his shoulder.