Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

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A 59-year-old man is scheduled for a herniorrhaphy in 2 days. During the preoperative evaluation he reports that he takes ginkgo daily. What is the priority intervention
A) Inform the surgeon, since the procedure may need to be rescheduled.
B) Notify the anesthesia care provider, since this herb interferes with anesthetics.
C) Ask the patient if he has noticed any side effects from taking this herbal supplement.
D) Tell the patient to continue to take the herbal supplement up to the day before surgery.