As a circulating nurse, you are the advocate of each of your patients. What does patient advocacy in the operating room entail?
A) Use of safety straps
B) Maintaining adequate pain medication
C) Maintaining patient's privacy
D) Decreasing risk of infection
Ans: C
Feedback: Patient advocacy in the OR entails maintaining the patient's physical and emotional comfort, privacy, rights, and dignity. The use of safety straps, maintaining adequate pain medication, and decreasing the risk of infection are not part of the advocacy role.
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