Mana_Tangata

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1. Fraud, Consent & Jehovah's Witnesses

   Mana_Tangata posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I'd like to know the best way to insure that I don't get a drug or procedure. I know that I can stipulate it on the consent form, but that any restrictions I make can be nullified if I verbally consent later. I'm worried that a provider could c...

2. AANA/ASA Awareness brochure - unethical

   Mana_Tangata replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in CRNA

   "You will not be happy with any brochure printed by anyone unless it states that "Awareness is a common problem, usually caused by poor practitioners, and the only way to prevent it is to use a BIS monitor." Correct me if I'm wrong. My response - 1...

3. AANA/ASA Awareness brochure - unethical

   Mana_Tangata replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in CRNA

4. AANA/ASA Awareness brochure - unethical

   Mana_Tangata replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in CRNA

   Hi, I don't think that this forum encourages patients to go into our personal experiences, sorry. I think that my experience was not unusual. My feeling is the point of the brochure is not education but to placate patients. If it was labeled "Why y...

5. AANA/ASA Awareness brochure - unethical

   Mana_Tangata posted a topic in CRNA

   Okay, so I'm all fired up and don't have my ducks in a row, so give me you best shot. I've posted before - I'm a patient who had anesthesia awarenss. I've just seen the AANA/ASA patient brochure on awarness and I think that it is a shining example o...

6. Patient with awareness

   Mana_Tangata replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in CRNA

   I don't think that the anesthesia community is unaware - I agree with you that the exact opposite is the case and you have been barraged with the topic. As far as other folks in the medical profession, and getting policies in place, I'm not so sure....

7. Patient with awareness

   Mana_Tangata replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in CRNA

   Hi, I'm sorry if this is not the place, but I think that my experience has a lot to be learned from. There seems to be a war going on around anesthesia awareness, and I feel I have been caught in the middle. Common sense seems to have been lost. D...

8. Patient with awareness

   Mana_Tangata replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in CRNA

   Wow, I've obviously hit a nerve here and offended a lot of people. I am so sorry. As far as intentionally misleading people about who I am, you are right, I did not let you know my position up front, but I did not lie about it either. The increadib...

9. Patient with awareness

   Mana_Tangata replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in CRNA

   Thanks for all of your support on the board. You know, this is the first time anyone would talk to me openly about it (and without a person from risk management in the room).

10. Fastest time from receiving pt to GA

    Mana_Tangata replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in CRNA

    My anesthesia record shows that the anesthesia "start" was 10 minutes after I entered the department. I don't remember him asking me about previous anesthesia experiences, or current medications, and he did not document anything. I had written a le...

11. Patient with awareness

    Mana_Tangata replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in CRNA

    I am not an attorney or a shill for Aspect. I'm not sure that I want to get this discussion, but the first thing my anesthesiologist said regarding the incident was that a BIS monitor would not have helped me. While I've been doing research I've co...

12. Patient with awareness

    Mana_Tangata replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in CRNA

    Hi, I'm the patient, not an attorney. I'm trying to figure out why it happened to me. I didn't want to say that up front because I wanted honest opinions, which I though might be hard for people to give if they knew where I was coming from. I unde...

13. Patient with awareness

    Mana_Tangata replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in CRNA

    No Versed or other pre-op meds. She was on sevoflurane, dilaudid, N2O, rocuronium, pretty typical amounts. Her HR at intake was 66, but probably high due to nerves. It doesn't look like the anesthesiologist was aware of her low hemodynamics.

14. Patient with awareness

    Mana_Tangata posted a topic in CRNA

    What do you think of a patient who had a resting HR of 43, initial BP of 114/58 (athlete, no cardio probs) who was kept at about 120/60 and a HR of 65-83 for about 2 hours, and had intraoperative recall? The patient informed the surgeon of her low r...

15. Fastest time from receiving pt to GA

    Mana_Tangata posted a topic in CRNA

    Hi, I was wondering how long it takes folks, if you are thorough but moving right along, from receiving a patient to start of GA. Including interview, equipment check, paperwork, etc. Thanks!