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You have prepared your 16-year-old patient for surgery, given instructions, and left him a clean gown...

You have prepared your 16-year-old patient for surgery, given instructions, and left him a clean gown to put on. When you return to assist in transferring him to the gurney for the trip to the OR, you find he has put on underwear and is wearing a St. Christopher’s medal around his neck.

  1. What would you do about the underwear?
  2. How would you handle the situation with the St. Christopher’s medal?
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•First of all i will tell the procedure to the patient that what is going to be done.

•I will give psychological support to make him confident and remove fear out from inside the patient.

•I will mental and psychological support to make him confident to handover their material to me, i will keep it safe.

•I will keep the underwear and medal safe, and when the patient will going to discharge then i will return him.

•I will prepare the Patient for the surgery.

•I will check the vitals of the patient.

•I will clean the operating area.

•I will instruct him not to eat and drink before surgery.

•Go for Patient's blood test, X-ray and EKG and other procedures necessary for surgery.

•if there will be relatives present at that time then i will give that material to them.

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