Specimens (final prep)
Circulating Nurse - ANS-Which member of the surgical team is responsible for preparing the
surgical specimen to be sent to the laboratory?
-Patient's medical record
-Spelling of the patient's name - ANS-To ensure proper handling of surgical specimens, which
unique identifiers are most important for the perioperative nurse to use to verify the patient's
identity before the patient enters the OR?
-Keep it in a sterile basin until it can be passed to the circulating nurse
-Keep it moist with saline - ANS-After a surgical specimen is procured by the surgeon, the scrub
person should:
Muscle, nerve, testicular, bone marrow - ANS-Biopsies that require specialized methods of
preparation and preservation to preserve the cells include:
-Documentation of the serial number in the medical record and on the pathology requisition
-Completing a risk management report - ANS-Proper handling of an explant removed because
of an apparent defect or failure includes:
Placing it in a sterile plastic container - ANS-Proper handling of a bullet removed from a patient
as forensic evidence includes:
Circulating Nurse - ANS-Which member of the surgical team is responsible for preparing the
surgical specimen to be sent to the laboratory?
-Patient's medical record
-Spelling of the patient's name - ANS-To ensure proper handling of surgical specimens, which
unique identifiers are most important for the perioperative nurse to use to verify the patient's
identity before the patient enters the OR?
-Keep it in a sterile basin until it can be passed to the circulating nurse
-Keep it moist with saline - ANS-After a surgical specimen is procured by the surgeon, the scrub
person should:
Muscle, nerve, testicular, bone marrow - ANS-Biopsies that require specialized methods of
preparation and preservation to preserve the cells include:
-Documentation of the serial number in the medical record and on the pathology requisition
-Completing a risk management report - ANS-Proper handling of an explant removed because
of an apparent defect or failure includes:
Placing it in a sterile plastic container - ANS-Proper handling of a bullet removed from a patient
as forensic evidence includes:
