You're arguing the integrity of a nurse - which I am not arguing.  I am stating that for a hospital to bill you $150,000 - you better have a nurse sitting next to you 24 hours a day for a few days, at the least.

But like you say - there are a handful of nurses who are floating around 15 other rooms and helping up to 50 patients or more at any given time - which is good - yes they do work hard. ( and not the point I am arguing )

The point I am arguing is that if a nurse comes in, hooks you up to a machine, then all you do is lay there, and they might come and check on you 2-3 times a day - does that really justify a $150,000 bill?