A patient was positioned, prepped, and draped following general endotracheal anesthesia induction. The team assembled to perform the time-out as described in the WHO surgical checklist. Successful employment of the time-out can only be ensured when:

A patient was positioned, prepped, and draped following general endotracheal anesthesia induction. The team assembled to perform the time-out as described in the WHO surgical checklist. Successful employment of the time-out can only be ensured when:

What one factor describes the high incidence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among surgical technologists and perioperative nurses?

Which of the following medications is a specific depolarizing muscle relaxant than can produce generalized fasciculations?

A 72-year-old morbidly obese male patient with uncontrolled diabetes is examined by the anesthesia nurse practitioner in the preoperative holding area for physical status and airway assessment prior to surgery. His most likely American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status is:

The lateral kidney position allows approach to the retroperitoneal area of the flank. To render the kidney region readily accessible, the ___ is raised, and the bed flexed so that the area between the twelfth rib and the iliac crest is elevated. Compression of the ___ can occur when the flank is raised too high.