To Avoid Errors and Provide a Safe Surgical Experience,the Patient's

question 15

Multiple Choice

To avoid errors and provide a safe surgical experience,the patient's surgeon,while in the preoperative care unit,will ask the patient:

• A)where their surgeon attended medical school.
• B)to state the surgery that is to be performed.
• C)to identify their primary nurse for that day.
• D)which other doctors have seen them for their current condition.

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Definitions:

Digoxin

A medication used to treat heart conditions by increasing the efficiency of the heart and regulating its rhythm.

Telephone Prescription

A medical prescription given over the phone by a certified healthcare professional, allowing patients to receive medication without an in-person visit.

Morphine

An opioid medication used to treat severe pain by acting directly on the central nervous system.

Unilateral Thoracotomy

A surgical operation involving the cutting into one side of the chest wall to access the lungs or other structures in the thorax.