The circulating nurse is performing a "time out" prior to the beginning of a surgical procedure. Which of the following will be assessed during this time out? (Select all that apply.)
1. Correct client
2. Correct procedure
3. Correct site and side
4. Correct surgeon
5. Correct day
6. Correct time
1, 2, 3, 4
A correctly performed time out includes verifying the right client; the correct procedure; the correct site and side; the correct surgeon; the correct position; the correct equipment, instruments, and implants if necessary. The correct day and time are not parts of the surgical ‘time out."
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A) True B) False
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1. The nurse should not argue with the patient but continue to provide emotional support as needed. 2. The nurse should remind the patient of the diagnosis. 3. The nurse should ask a clinical psychologist to talk with the patient. 4. The nurse should explain how many people with cancer live long, productive lives.
If you could only study the effects of pollutants on one ecosystem, the one that would potentially generate the greatest result would be which ecosystem?
A) Air B) Aquatic C) Plants D) Terrestrial
Grounded theory methodology is an interpretivist research approach that generates theory that is ‘grounded' in the data. Qualitative research methodologies do not usually result in generalisable findings—to a wider population. How then can the outcomes of studies such as Hoare et al's study (2013—see previous ‘Research in brief' box) ‘widely' inform the disciplines of nursing and
midwifery? What will be an ideal response?