Management of accountable items (i.e. completing a surgical/procedural count) is done because:
a. it is a standardised approach to ensuring that all surgical items are removed from the patient.
b. it is a long-standing and well-respected nursing practice.
c. it is a guaranteed method to reduce the risk of injury associated with the inadvertent retention of a surgical item.
d. surgeons expect OR staff to do a count and thus relieve them of the responsibility of ensuring that all surgical items are removed from the patient.
ANS: A
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