UNIT 1: MED SURG Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 ...