sjs1957

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1. Consent forms

   sjs1957 replied to sjs1957's topic in Operating Room

   I am all for doing what's necessary to make my surgery as safe and successful as possible and I will talk to the surgeon well before surgery but what I am trying to find out is will they honor the agreed to restrictions on the consent agreement afte...

2. Consent forms

   sjs1957 replied to sjs1957's topic in Operating Room

   I have a question for nurses who work in operating rooms. I may be looking at cardio-thoracic surgery in my near future and have read about all that goes on while the patient is unconscious such as no consent exams, unnecessary visitors/vendors/spec...

3. Consent forms

   sjs1957 posted a topic in Operating Room

   I am not a healthcare provider but I am wondering why the consent forms seem to be presented to the patient sometimes minutes before they are taken to surgery. Why wouldn't the doctor and patient want to go over this in a lower pressure office envir...

4. Etiquette in the OR?

   sjs1957 replied to trauma_lama's topic in Operating Room

   I was being transferred from the OR to the recovery room after a bilateral hydrocelectomy and one the people transporting me, a male (either an orderly, tech, or nurse, I don't know) without saying a single word just lifts up my covers and takes a p...