Sandra Lewis,an Experienced Perioperative Nurse,was Called to the Surgical Intensive

Sandra Lewis,an experienced perioperative nurse,was called to the surgical intensive care unit to assist the thoracic surgery fellow with a chest tube reinsertion on a postoperative thoracotomy patient who sustained a pneumothorax on removal of his chest tube.Recognizing this as a teaching opportunity with several new graduate nurses and a medical student,Sandra reviewed several risk reduction strategies related to chest tube insertion.She positioned the opened sterile insertion tray near the surgeon's dominant hand.Which of the chest tube insertion risk reduction strategies should be Sandra's next priority?

A) Prevent contamination of the bed and fluid leakage.
B) Provide the patient verbal and physical comfort measures.
C) Employ Standard Precautions.
D) Avoid performing multiple procedures at the same time.

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