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Before the patient leaves operating room, make sure that instrument, sponge and needle counts are correct. And I always thought that was a joke... guess not.
by andreyf 18y ago
Before the patient leaves operating room, make sure that instrument, sponge and needle counts are correct.
And I always thought that was a joke... guess not.
- iamelgringo 18y agoThat's what OR nurses generally do, count sponges, needles and instruments. They also have to be willing to nose to nose with a crabby surgeon and tell him to re-open the patient and try to find the missing sponge when the count is off