The circulating nurse and preoperative nurse are reviewing the chart of a client scheduled for minimally invasive surgery (MIS).What information on the chart needs to be reported to the surgeon as a priority?

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All MIS procedures have the potential for becoming open procedures depending on findings and complications.The client's consent should include this possibility.The nurse should report this finding to the surgeon prior to surgery taking place.Having allergies noted and an allergy band applied is standard procedure.Not having any prior surgical or anesthesia exposure is not the priority.Maintaining NPO status as prescribed is standard procedure.

The Circulating Nurse and Preoperative Nurse Are Reviewing the Chart