NIFA EXAM 2024

The number one patient safety issue identified in a survey of peri-operative nursesis preventing: - answer Wrong site/procedure/patient surgery Reprocessing (flashing) instruments in the OR is high risk because: - answer OR personnel not properly trained to reprocess instruments To safely transfer and position patients in a manner that prevents shearing, personnel should use a mechanical lifting device for a supine-to-supine transfer of a patient weighing more than: - answer 157 lbs should be the primary decision makersfor what equipment and supplies are purchased and stocked in the difficult airway management cart. - answer Anesthesia personnel Proper specimen management techniques prevent errors and include all of the following EXCEPT: - answer Receiving specimensfrom the surgical field then affixing patient label to each