An Operating Room Nurse Has Returned from a Conference on the Impact

question 17

Multiple Choice

An operating room nurse has returned from a conference on the impact of never events. Recognition of which of the following would lead her to believe that a never event could occur?

• A) The patient is losing an anticipated amount of blood during surgery.
• B) Toward the end of a surgical procedure, the sponge count does not match up with the beginning count.
• C) The procedure is taking longer than planned.
• D) The surgeon was late to the procedure.

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