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MirandaLo · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The surgeon is about to finish surgery and requests a sponge count. Who would normally perform this task? (Select all that apply.)

a. Scrub nurse
b. Registered nurse first assistant
c. Circulating nurse
d. Certified registered nurse anesthetist
e. Surgical technician

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient who is experiencing inadequate bladder emptying. To determine postvoid residual, which technique is most important for the nurse to implement?

a. Bladder scanner
b. Indwelling catheterization
c. Straight/intermittent catheterization
d. Foley catheterization

k.lashomb · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, C
Part of the role of the scrub nurse is to perform sponge, sharps, and instrument counts with the circulating nurse before an incision is made, at the beginning of wound closure, and at the end of the surgical procedure.

Answer to Question 2

A
The bladder scan is most commonly used to measure postvoid residual (PVR); it is the least invasive method of making this determination.