You are assisting the pediatric orthopedic surgeon in the application of a Spica cast. You take special care to diminish pressure to the fibular head because valgus molding here can cause:

You are assisting the pediatric orthopedic surgeon in the application of a Spica cast. You take special care to diminish pressure to the fibular head because valgus molding here can cause:

The nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a patient scheduled for surgery. The nurse is instructing the patient on the use of deep breathing, coughing, and the use of incentive spirometry when the patient states, 'I don't know why you're focusing on my breathing. My surgery is on my hip, not my chest.' What rationale for these instructions should the nurse provide?

You are the nurse caring for an unconscious trauma victim who needs emergency surgery. The patient is a 55-year-old man with an adult son. He is legally divorced and is planning to be remarried in a few weeks. His parents are at the hospital with the other family members. The physician has explained the need for surgery, the procedure to be done, and the risks to the children, the parents, and the fiancé. Who should be asked to sign the surgery consent form?

An OR nurse is teaching a nursing student about the principles of surgical asepsis as a requirement in the restricted zone of the operating suite. What personal protective equipment should the nurse wear at all times in the restricted zone of the OR?

The nurse is performing wound care on a 68-year-old postsurgical patient. Which of the following practices violates the principles of surgical asepsis?