The National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) are intimately aligned with the perioperative nursing-sensitive interventions that define the daily role functions of the perioperative nurse. In the early days of the twentieth century (1900s), as perioperative nursing evolved as a specialty of nursing practice, history was chronicled when someone remarked that:

The National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) are intimately aligned with the perioperative nursing-sensitive interventions that define the daily role functions of the perioperative nurse. In the early days of the twentieth century (1900s), as perioperative nursing evolved as a specialty of nursing practice, history was chronicled when someone remarked that:

Wet floors are a common hazard causing slips, trips, and falls (STFs). Select a prevention strategy that is a best practice for preventing STFs from spills on wet floors.

Many factors have contributed to the evolution and progressive growth of ambulatory surgery. Select the three anesthetic agents that promote fast induction, rapid emergence, and minimal side effects and have been credited as a significant factor in this trend.

A 325-pound male is scheduled for a 6-hour abdominal surgery. While assessing the patient in the preoperative holding area, the perioperative nurse is concerned about the risk for pressure injury because of the weight of the patient's body pressing against the surface of the operating room (OR) bed for a long surgery. Which of these other factors may also produce pressure?

Lateral, lateral chest, and lateral kidney positions all place pressure on structures of the dependent side: ears, shoulder, ribs, hips, greater femoral head, knees, and ankles. The potential for injury to the patient is significant, based on these pressure areas. Which resultant injury or harm could be related to these lateral positions?