You are the instrument nurse for a patient undergoing surgery for a suspicious lesion in the frontal lobe of their brain. The surgeon mentions a remote possibility that the patient may have Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). What is the correct action to take?
a. Report this to the manager at the end of the case.
b. Isolate instruments that have been in contact with brain tissue, clean them thoroughly and return them to the sterilising department.
c. Continue with the surgery and do nothing.
d. Report to the manager immediately. After thorough cleaning of the instruments, withdrawn them from circulation pending confirmation of the patient's test results for CJD.
ANS: D
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