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The nurse is providing preoperative care for a client who will have an arthroscopy of the left knee. As part of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), what will the nurse be required to do? The nurse is educating a client who is about to undergo cardiac surgery with general anesthesia. Which statement by the client indicates the need for further instruction? Which task would be best for the charge nurse to assign to the LPN/LVN working in the surgery admitting area?

The nurse is providing preoperative care for a client who will have an arthroscopy of the left knee. As part of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), what will the nurse be required to do? A - Ensure that the correct procedure is noted in the client's history. B - Remind the surgeon that the client will have a left knee arthroscopy. C - Verify with the client that a left knee arthroscopy will be performed. D - Mark the left knee site with the client awake and the ...