Surgery death blamed on jealous former classmate

[canoehead]

CHARLOTTE (AP)-For five years, the death of Sandra Baker Joyner after a mini-facelift was attributed to medical error. But last month, investigators proposed a more sinister explanation.

As she lay bandaged in the recovery room, Joyner was poisoned by a nurse anesthetist who believed Joyner had stolen her boyfriend back in high school some 30 years ago, authorities say

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-26-nurse-arrested_x.htm?csp=34

[BSNtobe2009]

The information provided in the news story does not make it clear that the CRNA deliberately killed the patient. Giving a patient fentanyl in the recovery room is as routine as flushing the toilet! And I've never seen a CRNA ask a surgeon before giving narcotics.

Not saying she didn't - but - it's a far-fetched reason to kill someone and I'd want to see some pretty solid evidence.

I'm not a nurse, but you just answered my biggest question regarding the pain killer.

If this article is even close to what the trial is going to be, if I was on the jury, she wouldn't get a conviction out of me.

Maybe she's guilty, maybe she isn't, but there were too many "we think" statements to prove anything concrete.

[kukukajoo, LPN]

Sounds like it may be just a witch hunt. So what if she was upset years ago over a boyfriend?(not saying she was even mad then) I just don't see someone going nutso over it so many years later- does not add up.

Heck I got clocked in the face in high school when I was caught holding hands with a guy who evidently had a GF and didn't tell me, lol! Would she want to hurt me NOW? Heck no! Not even the next year- that guy was long forgotten.

What I am saying is that stupid teen things do not usually amount to much later in life and many times we look back at how sophomorish we were and cringe and laugh!

I just think maybe this was a tragic reaction to the fentanyl and more is being made of it than should be.

[sc17]

The only reason the surgeon was sued is $$$$$. Regardless of who is really responsible (or supervising) the scumbag lawyers will name anyone involved in the case with deep pockets. If an anesthesiologist had been involved the surgeon still probably would have been named. (It might have been a little easier for him to get his name dropped, though)