Includes arrival in the OR; room and equipment setup; patient introduction; communication with surgeons, anesthesiologists and other team members; safety; and precautions.
Scrub shirt and pants.
Nametag.
Head cover.
Surgical mask.
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Surgical technologist
Circulating nurse
Anesthesiologist
Surgeon
All of the above.
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Place equipment closest to a convenient electrical outlet.
Avoid placing equipment close to blood warmers, electrocautery units, or microscopes.
Traffic will flow easily around your equipment, so position it early and others will navigate around it.
Place equipment as close to the patient as possible.
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False
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To ensure proper patient identification.
To gain a better understanding of the patient's health history.
To ascertain possible conditions likely to produce neurological deficits.
All of the above.
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Patient's place of birth.
Patient's email address.
Patient's social security number.
Patient's medical record number.
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The planned procedure.
Historical details from the patient's chart.
X-rays, MRI's, and CT scans.
Pathology and planned modalities.
All of the above
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The type of neuromuscular blockade agent to be used.
The expected duration of the action.
Both A and B.
None of the above.
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False
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Providing support to the brachial plexus.
Avoidance of injury to the ulnar nerve.
All of the above.
None of the above.
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False
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The circulating nurse.
The surgeon.
The anesthesiologist.
None of the above.
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The circulating nurse.
The surgeon.
The anesthesiologist.
None of the above.
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After anesthesia and before the surgical procedure.
In the preoperative holding area.
During the induction of the anesthetic.
After the patient has been transferred to the OR table.
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To provide minimal excess wire and avoid entanglements.
To avoid impairment to fluoroscopic visualization.
To minimize the costs associated with cabling materials.
To enhance access to the stimulating box without stretching the lead wire.
A and B.
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Prior to each surgery.
Monthly or as required by the hospital.
Semiannually or as required by the hospital.
Annually.
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Use of aseptic technique and alcohol swabs to prep needle insertion points.
Use of bent needles to closely follow patient contours.
Discarding of contaminated needles.
Use of gloves, protective eyewear, and surgical mask.
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At the beginning of the case.
At the beginning and end of the case.
Prior to the start of the case.
At the end of the case.
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Table selection affects the organization of computer leads and EMG electrodes.
Table function may require modification of the monitoring procedure to accomodate structures placed at risk.
Table selection can minimize abdominal pressure in turn reducing intra spinal pressure.
Table type is an important part of understanding the perimeters of the sterile field.
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