What Would the Circulating RN Assess by Weighing Soiled Sponges

question 29

Multiple Choice

What would the circulating RN assess by weighing soiled sponges after use in a surgical procedure on a neonate?

• A) blood loss
• B) contamination
• C) irrigation totals
• D) potential retained object

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Definitions:

Irreversibility

A cognitive development concept where a child is unable to understand that certain processes can be reversed to return to their original state.

Deductive Reasoning

A logical process in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, such that if the premises are true, the conclusion cannot be false.

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early childhood thinking, where the focus is on one aspect of a situation or object at a time, ignoring other relevant aspects.

Irreversibility

A cognitive limitation in young children's thinking whereby they are unable to mentally reverse an action or process.