Jennifer Peoples is a 41-year-old woman with suspected primary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid;she is scheduled for total thyroidectomy surgery.The scrub person,Joni,a new perioperative nurse,is determined to participate in employing risk reduction strategies in the scrub role.An example of risk reduction strategies for thyroid surgery,within the domain of the scrub role,would be:
A) paying meticulous attention to sterile technique.
B) providing efficient and expedient hemostatic devices and materials as needed.
C) maintaining sterility of the instruments until the patient leaves the room in the case of need for emergency tracheostomy.
D) All the options reflect appropriate scrub role risk reduction techniques.
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