As a perioperative nurse, you know that the National Patient Safety Goals have the potential to improve patient outcomes in a wide variety of health care settings. Which of these Goals has the most direct relevance to the OR?

As a perioperative nurse, you know that the National Patient Safety Goals have the potential to improve patient outcomes in a wide variety of health care settings. Which of these Goals has the most direct relevance to the OR?

The nursing instructor is discussing postoperative care with a group of nursing students. A student nurse asks, 'Why does the patient go to the PACU instead of just going straight up to the postsurgical unit?' What is the nursing instructor's best response?

The nurse is providing care for a patient who is postoperative day 1 following a total hysterectomy. The nurse performs an assessment and notes the presence of a large amount of bright red blood on the patient's abdominal dressing. What should the nurse do first?

The nurse is assessing a patient who underwent a mastectomy 36 hours ago. The patient reports feeling dizzy when getting out of bed, and her blood pressure is 90/60 mm Hg with a pulse of 110 beats per minute. What should the nurse do first?

The circulating nurse notes the patient's temperature dropping during surgery. What should the nurse do first?