The main purpose of surgical hand asepsis is to
A. reduce the chance for contamination of the patient if the gloves become punctured or torn.
B. clean and sterilize the hands before putting on sterile gloves.
C. eliminate allergic reactions on DHCP hands in warm, moist environment beneath the gloves.
D. prevent the contamination of DHCP skin with patient microbes penetrating through unnoticed
pinholes in the gloves used during patient treatment.

Know anyone who has had or does have diabetes? what effects does/did it have on them?

Pearl richards, 69 years of age, is a female patient who is in the operating room for a repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. the patient has a history of hypertension controlled with medications, osteoporosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for 40 years. qn1. what nursing interventions are instituted to reduce the surgical risk factors related to the patient’s age. qn2. explain the role of the nurse in providing patient safety measures during the introspective period.

What is the appropriate procedure for using an ice water bath with a student who is having a serious heat reaction