The Nursing Research and Practice Committee Searched the Scientific Literature

The nursing research and practice committee searched the scientific literature for information on smoke evacuation,because they planned for a unit-wide initiative to use this safety measure on all procedures where smoke or plume is generated.Their main concern was that the surgeons will not be as willing to comply as the staff with the new recommendations.Select the safety measure that will be the most critical and most challenging to enforce.

A) Use a reducer fitting to adapt a large smoke evacuation tube to a smaller suction or evacuation tube.
B) Hold the smoke evacuation suction tube close (<2 inch away) to the tissue interaction site to remove as much plume as possible.
C) Evacuate surgical smoke generated during endoscopic or laparoscopic procedures.
D) Wear a surgical mask that provides adequate filtration to protect against residual smoke particulate that has not been evacuated.