A Cardiac Arrest Policy

Abstract

Imagine yourself as the circulating nurse in the following scenario. You haveworked in the Operating Room for twelve years. Today is just another routine day, and your nextcase is a fifty-two year old lady who is scheduled for an abdominal hysterectomy. As you bring Mrs. Smith into the case room, she tells you she is “scared to death of being put to sleep”. How many times have you heard that? You reassure Mrs. Smith that “everything will be okay”.