A healthy 32-year-old nursing student is scheduled for excision of a left-sided subglottal cyst with frozen section and possible radical neck dissection. The preoperative verification process provides the opportunity to collect and verify information about the patient to ensure patient safety. Among the patient data that must be verified are:

A healthy 32-year-old nursing student is scheduled for excision of a left-sided subglottal cyst with frozen section and possible radical neck dissection. The preoperative verification process provides the opportunity to collect and verify information about the patient to ensure patient safety. Among the patient data that must be verified are:

Which nonprofit organization improves patient care through applied research into effectiveness and safety of devices, drugs, procedures, and processes?

A desired anesthesia experience for a child is an anesthetic agent that offers a rapid and smooth induction with good relaxation, followed by rapid emergence. Which of the listed inhalational agents is the best choice for pediatric anesthesia?

As a member of the surgical team, the perioperative nurse advocates for the surgical patient during the surgical experience. Which nursing activity would positively influence patient safety and desired patient outcomes?

Prolonged lithotomy positioning can result in neuropathies of the legs. The most frequently injured nerves are the obturator, sciatic, femoral, and ___ nerve, which can result in injury from ___.