Answer to Question 1
ANS: C
The circulating nurse is responsible for client safety. If an electrical cord is frayed, the risk of fire or sparking increases. The nurse should obtain a replacement. The nurse should also tag the original equipment for repair as per agency policy. Checking the equipment is not important as the nurse should not even attempt to use it. Calling maintenance or requesting maintenance per facility protocol is important, but first ensure client safety by having a properly working piece of equipment for the procedure about to take place. The charge nurse probably does need to know of the need for equipment repair, but ensuring client safety is the priority.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: B, C, D, E
Providing for client safety is a priority function of the preoperative nurse. Checking for appropriately completed consent, verifying the client's identity, having the client assist in marking the surgical site if applicable, and allowing the client to use the toilet prior to sedating him or her are just some examples of important safety measures. The preoperative client should be NPO, so water should not be provided.
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
A nurse administers an intermittent bolus feeding.
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
The brain, spinal cord, and spinal nerves. An expanded view of the spinal cord is shown.
Internal Anatomy of the Spinal Cord