<p>It is very important to know what you are agreeing to before you sign a consent form in the hospital. This episode gives examples of the process running off the rails for 2 patients.</p>

It is very important to know what you are agreeing to before you sign a consent form in the hospital. This episode gives examples of the process running off the rails for 2 patients.

The Perils of Mis-Informed Consent

In Getting the Best Care, The Insider's Healthcare Podcast, Margaret Fitzpatrick, MS, RN,  CRNA,  author of Getting the Best Care: Rescue Your Loved One from the Healthcare Conveyor Belt reveals all of her strategies to help you to get the best possible healthcare depending on where you are in your life. Margaret draws on her more than 20 years as a critical care nurse and nurse anesthetist to help you to see healthcare from an insider’s view. With that perspective, you are able to decide what is right for you and for your loved ones as you make healthcare choices. The best healthcare is the appropriate care that is driven by your goals and values. Asking “What is the Goal?” anytime a test, procedure or medication is suggested is vital to getting the best care. Learn what questions to ask to get the answers that you need. Discover the more than 20 healthcare procedures and tests that have been shown to be of little value to people over the age of 65. Learn how to reduce your stress, make better decisions and prevent suffering for yourself and your loved ones.

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In Getting the Best Care, The Insider's Healthcare Podcast, Margaret Fitzpatrick, MS, RN, CRNA, author of Getting the Best Care: Rescue Your Loved One from the Healthcare Conveyor Belt reveals all of her strategies to help you to get the best possible healthcare depending on where you are in your life. Margaret draws on her more than 20 years as a critical care nurse and nurse anesthetist to help you to see healthcare from an insider’s view. With that perspective, you are able to decide what is right for you and for your loved ones as you make healthcare choices. The best healthcare is the appropriate care that is driven by your goals and values. Asking “What is the Goal?” anytime a test, procedure or medication is suggested is vital to getting the best care. Learn what questions to ask to get the answers that you need. Discover the more than 20 healthcare procedures and tests that have been shown to be of little value to people over the age of 65. Learn how to reduce your stress, make better decisions and prevent suffering for yourself and your loved ones.

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