You Are About to Assist on an Unfortunate Surgical Procedure

question 2

Multiple Choice

You are about to assist on an unfortunate surgical procedure in which a child's foot is to be amputated. What should the team do prior to starting the procedure to ensure the proper foot is being removed?

• A) Implement the CUS protocol
• B) Implement use of the SIGNOUT? mnemonic
• C) Perform a "time-out"
• D) Perform a thorough assessment of both feet

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Definitions:

Mathematical Difference

The result of subtracting one quantity from another.

Range

The difference between the largest and smallest values in a dataset, a measure of spread or variability.

Hypotheses

Theoretical statements set forth for experimentation that predict a possible relationship between two or more variables, which may include both null and alternative hypotheses.

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, equal to the difference between the upper and lower quartiles, representing the middle 50% of the data.