Jeannie Donahue is admitted for the fourth time for treatment and management of her pseudomyxoma peritonei,or peritoneal cancer.She is scheduled for open laparotomy for inspection with lymph node surveillance and frozen sections and peritoneal washings for cytologic examination.Her surgical oncologist has recommended a treatment that may slow the growth of the tumor seedings and prolong her life:intraoperative intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy.Jeannie's perioperative nurse prepares the OR and instructs the new scrub person on chemotherapy safety precautions.For this procedure,it is imperative that the staff:
A) know how to use the chemo spill kit and where it is stored.
B) have the chemotherapeutic solution in the room before the patient arrives.
C) be able to calculate the formula for body weight in kilograms per meters squared in order to comply with the 7 rights of medication administration.
D) wear full personal protective equipment beyond the sterile scrub attire.
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