You are the circulating nurse. Which task are you solely responsible for?
A) Monitoring the patient and documents
B) Estimating the patient's blood loss
C) Setting up the sterile tables
D) Keeping track of drains and sponges
Ans: A
Feedback: Main responsibilities include verifying consent; coordinating the team; and ensuring cleanliness, proper temperature, 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 (medical, x-ray, and laboratory), 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.
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