While Completing the Preoperative Checklist, a Patient Who Is Almost

question 3

Multiple Choice

While completing the preoperative checklist, a patient who is almost ready for transport to the operating room states that he does not want to remove his wedding band. The nurse should:

• A) tape it in place on his finger.
• B) remind him it must be removed, and lock it in the narcotic cabinet.
• C) ask a family member to take care of it.
• D) inform him that the hospital cannot be responsible for its loss.

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