The Patient Is Scheduled for an Operative Procedure That Will

The patient is scheduled for an operative procedure that will require placement of an additional IV line, an indwelling urinary catheter, and a nasogastric tube. The nurse should advocate for these lines to be placed at what time?

A) Prior to transferring the patient to the preoperative holding area
B) In the preoperative holding area
C) After general anesthesia has been induced
D) In the postanesthesia recovery room