The perioperative manager and the nurse-educator uncrated the new cryosurgery generator on the loading dock.The generator had been ordered for the OR,but there was no information on who ordered it.The perioperative manager and nurse-educator were new in their positions in this newly opened surgical oncology inpatient unit.The machine was large and on wheels and included an adaptor for a liquid nitrogen tank and a box of protective goggles and gloves.They called Dr.Wheeler,the liver surgeon,and Dr.Chandler,the dermatology plastic surgeon,to ask if they were aware of the delivery or had ordered the device.The most obvious destination for the transfer and placement of this device,after it is uncrated,is:

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Cryosurgery is used to destroy small quantities of unwanted tissue,such as skin tumors,and to ablate larger tissue targets,such as liver tumors,prostatic cancer,and cervical dysplasia.Cryosurgery causes tumor death by freezing.When internal tumors (e.g.,liver cancer)are treated,dead tumor cells eventually are absorbed into surrounding tissue.To freeze tissue properly,a cooling device or cryosurgical probe must produce an ice ball capable of destroying tissue at approximately -50° C and colder.The cooling source is usually gaseous nitrogen or supercooled liquid nitrogen.

The Perioperative Manager and the Nurse-Educator Uncrated the New Cryosurgery