When the client is ready and prepped for surgery, the team caring for the client should perform what prior to beginning the surgery?
1. Scan of the MAR to be sure medications were given
2. A timeout to conduct a final verification of the client
3. A second look at the client's preoperative laboratory results
4. A second surgical scrub of the surgical site
Answer: 2
1. Before the client is taken from the preoperative area, medications are entered on the preop checklist so that they do not need to be reviewed immediately prior to surgery.
2. The universal protocol requires the surgical team to perform a timeout immediately prior to surgery to verify the correct client, site, positioning, and procedure.
3. Laboratory results are reviewed before the client is taken to the operating room.
4. Surgical scrub is not repeated immediately prior to surgery.
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