The perioperative nurse realizes that the surgical environment is designed to ensure which of the following?
1. Calming effect on the client
2. Ease of use by personnel
3. Control surgical asepsis
4. Reduce postoperative pain
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The design of the intraoperative environment is to maintain surgical asepsis. The design is not to have a calming effect on clients. Intraoperative environments are not designs for ease of use by personnel or to reduce postoperative pain.
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