Against Medical Advice (AMA) Interviewee: Ada Edwards

Interview 1 Position: Primary care nurse

8/25/17 practitioner; former ICU nurse
Conducted by: Brian Other salient
information

Why we Ada has experience as a nurse in two area of healthcare that comprise the majority of
interviewed this spending: end of life care, and the ICU.
person:
We really Where the inefficiencies are
wanted to why costs are so high
understand this: what the motivations are for doctors to perform unnecessary procedures
We learned this Documentation is a pain and electronic MR systems do not talk.
about the End of life conversations are not had effectively and culture of discomfort with death
problem space: often causes conflict between doctor and patient.
We were Supply issues, lack of organization, and resource limitations in the ICU
surprised by:

Other interesting I would focus more on this ICU supply and organization and resource management issue
outcomes or to see if its a common theme
learning (how I didnt realize how much time (20% to 40%) was spent doing documentation, which is
this interview necessary but
might change
your next
interview)