Ketamine-- how to prepare patients?

[u/rainbowsforeverrr]

Hi folks, ER nurse here. I'm curious how you talk to patients about ketamine admin for procedures or for intractable pain relief. I give it fairly often but I still haven't found the right way to prepare patients (or parents of littles) for the psychotropic effects. I've never used ketamine personally, but it seems to be a very intense experience that ought to be part of the informed consent conversation. What is our ethical obligation?

[u/pam-shalom]

I'm a nurse. I have chronic pain. I'm afraid of ketamine.

[u/rainbowsforeverrr → u/pam-shalom]

Is this from your observations or personal experience? I'm curious to know more if you're willing to share.

[u/pam-shalom → u/rainbowsforeverrr]

No personal experience but dissociation scares me m

[u/pam-shalom → u/pam-shalom]

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