Which statement, if made by a new circulating nurse, is appropriate?
a. "I will assist in preparing the operating room for the patient."
b. "I will remain gloved while performing activities in the sterile field."
c. "I will assist with suturing of incisions and maintaining hemostasis as needed."
d. "I must don full surgical attire and sterile gloves while obtaining items from the unsterile field."
ANS: A
Preparing the operating room for the patient describes the role of a circulating nurse. All other answer options describe specific types of scrub nurses. The circulating nurse performs activities in the unsterile field and is not scrubbed, gowned, or gloved. The scrub nurse follows the designated scrub procedure, is gowned and gloved in sterile attire, and performs activities in the sterile field.
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