Identify which team members (health care provider, LPN/LVN, RN, UAP) should perform the tasks to prepare the patient for emergency surgery. (More than one member may perform each task.)
A. Explain the procedure and obtain informed consent.
B. Collect and label the patient's belongings in a bag.
C. Ensure patency of peripheral IV.
D. Notify the operating room and give a report.
E. Take a full set of vital signs, with pulse oximeter reading.
F. Ensure that medical records are complete.
G. Transfer the patient to a stretcher and transport to the operating room.
(A) Health care provider and RN; (B) UAP; (C) LPN/LVN or RN; (D) RN; (E) UAP; (F) RN; (G) UAP with RN or health care provider
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1. Increasing the number of diseases on the state's standard screen 2. Including screening for hearing loss in the state's standard screen 3. Legislation mandating that screenings not paid for by insurance are paid for with state money 4. Ensuring that all parents are offered the opportunity to have their baby screened
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a. put on disposable gloves. c. check the insulin prescription. b. wash hands. d. cleanse the vial stopper.
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1. Resistance stage 2. Exhaustion stage 3. Paralyzing stage 4. Alarm reaction stage 5. Anxiety stage 6. Possum response
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