A Patient Is Being Prepared for a Spinal Fusion

question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient is being prepared for a spinal fusion.While in the holding area,which action by a member of the surgical team requires rapid intervention by the charge nurse?

• A) Wearing street clothes into the nursing station
• B) Wearing a surgical mask into the holding room
• C) Walking into the hallway outside an operating room without the hair covered
• D) Putting on a surgical mask, cap, and scrubs before entering the operating room

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