The OR nurse acts in the circulating role during a patient's scheduled cesarean section. For what task is this nurse solely responsible?
A) Performing documentation
B) Estimating the patient's blood loss
C) Setting up the sterile tables
D) Keeping track of drains and sponges
Ans: A
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Main responsibilities of the circulating nurse include verifying consent; coordinating the team; and ensuring cleanliness, proper temperature and humidity, lighting, safe function of equipment, and the availability of supplies and materials. The circulating nurse monitors aseptic practices to avoid breaks in technique while coordinating the movement of related personnel as well as implementing fire safety precautions. The circulating nurse also monitors the patient and documents specific activities throughout the operation to ensure the patient's safety and well-being. Estimating the patient's blood loss is the surgeon's responsibility; setting up the sterile tables is the responsibility of the first scrub; and keeping track of the drains and sponges is the joint responsibility of the circulating nurse and the scrub nurse.
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