Ann Ames,RN,CNOR,and Joy Toll,CST,participated in a simulation on intraoperative counts,performing in their usual roles with Ann as the circulating nurse and Joy as the scrub person.They were determined to demonstrate best practice in performing surgical counts.They reviewed the unit practice standard and current AORN evidence-based guidelines.Select the appropriate order of counts that Ann and Joy demonstrated to their peers.
A) Joy counted the back table,Mayo stand,and sterile field while Ann counted the sponge bags and 3 in the kick bucket.
B) Joy and Ann counted aloud together as Ann pointed to the sponges in the sponge bag and then as Joy touched each sponge,moving from back table to Mayo stand to sterile field.
C) Ann and Joy each counted aloud as Joy pointed to items on the floor and kick bucket,and back table.To expedite the count Ann counted aloud as she pointed out the sponges in the sponge bag while Joy completed the back table.
D) The surgeon searched the wound as Ann and Joy counted the floor,sponge bag,dip basin,kick bucket,back table,Mayo stand,sterile field,and the sponge wrapped around the new ostomy.

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As the first layer of closure begins,the scrub person and circulating nurse count all items consecutively in a standardized routine (e.g.,proceeding from the sterile field to the Mayo stand to the back table and then off the field,or vice versa).The count is done audibly,visibly,and concurrently.

Ann Ames,RN,CNOR,and Joy Toll,CST,participated in a Simulation on Intraoperative Counts,performing