The nurse is caring for a patient in the preoperative holding area of an ambulatory surgery center. Which nursing action will be most appropriate for this area?
a. Count the sterile surgical instruments.
b. Empty the urinary drainage bag.
c. Check the surgical dressing.
d. Apply a warm blanket.
ANS: D
The temperature in the preoperative holding area and in adjacent operating suites is usually cold. Offer the patient an extra warm blanket. Counts are taken by the circulating and scrub nurses in the operating room. Emptying a urinary drainage bag and checking the surgical dressing occur in the postanesthesia care unit, not in the holding area.
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