Karen Trainor Is a Perioperative Nurse Working in the Interventional

Karen Trainor is a perioperative nurse working in the interventional radiology suite as a sedation nurse.She is preparing to provide moderate procedural sedation to Aron Whitten,an ASA class III 52-year-old man,for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) .The radiologist will probably order midazolam and fentanyl for the patient.Karen has assessed the patient's health history,allergies,baseline vital signs,and lab results and has performed an airway assessment.Because Aron will be positioned on his anterolateral left side,he may inadvertently tilt more to the left,which can impede his airway.Karen is preparing for any airway emergency.What measures will she employ as a risk reduction strategy to prepare for extreme airway management?

A) Have available the bag-valve-mask ventilation equipment with oxygen.
B) Have reversal agents for benzodiazepines and narcotics available,drawn up and labeled.
C) Predocument default segments in the electronic record before the procedure.
D) Prelabel all specimen containers to save time and prevent inattention to the patient.
E) Check the airway cart for a laryngeal mask airway sized to fit Aron.
F) Have the phone number available for the rapid response team and anesthesia support.

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