Your patient is asleep on the operating table. As the circulating nurse, you are aware of the potential environmental hazards to your patient. What is an environmental hazard in the operating room?
A) Lasers
B) Needlestick injuries
C) Exposure to sterile fluids
D) Exposure to bodily fluids
Ans: A
Feedback: Faulty equipment, improper use of equipment, exposure to toxic substances, as well as infectious waste, cuts, needlestick injuries, and lasers are some of the associated hazards in the surgical environment. The patient is not at risk of a needlestick injury or exposure to bodily fluids, the members of the operative team are. There is no risk in being exposed to sterile fluids.
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