A patient tells the nurse that her brother had surgery done on the wrong hand and she wants to make sure that the surgeon knows that she is having surgery on her left shoulder
Which of the following should the nurse do to address this patient's concerns? 1. Mark the site of surgery directly on the patient.
2. Write the site of surgery on the patient's medical record.
3. Write the words "Left Shoulder" on a piece of paper for the patient to hold.
4. Tell the circulating nurse that the surgery is to be done on the left shoulder.
Mark the site of surgery directly on the patient.
Rationale: In some cases when there is a left or right side involved in the procedure, the correct area for surgery is marked directly on the patient. It is not sufficient for the nurse to write the site of surgery on the patient's medical record or write "left shoulder" on a piece of paper for the patient to hold. Telling the circulating nurse that the surgery is to be done on the left shoulder is not sufficient.
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