A patient is being prepared for a spinal fusion. While in the holding area, which action by a member of the surgical team requires rapid intervention by the charge nurse?
a. Wearing street clothes into the nursing station
b. Wearing a surgical mask into the holding room
c. Walking into the hallway outside an operating room without the hair covered
d. Putting on a surgical mask, cap, and scrubs before entering the operating room
ANS: C
The corridors outside the operating room (OR) are part of the semirestricted area where personnel must wear surgical attire and head coverings. Surgical masks may be worn in the holding room, although they are not necessary. Street clothes may be worn at the nursing station, which is part of the unrestricted area. Wearing a mask and scrubs is essential when going into the OR.
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