Emergency equipment is not kept at the ASC; an outside facility ...

[jrubin]

Emergency equipment is not kept at the ASC; an outside facility would have to be called to perform CPR.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

While a patient is awake during a procedure under local anesthesia, it is better to use hand signals as a way to ask for instruments.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

[parker125]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: F
CPR equipment and nurses certified in CPR should be available at the ASC. Nurses certified in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) are preferred.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: T
Conversation during a local case should be kept to a minimum and appropriate. The awake and alert patient needs to receive physical and emotional comfort throughout the procedure.