One of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals (NSPGs) requires that healthcare organizations eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, and wrong-procedure surgery. In order to accomplish this, which of the following would not be a considered part of a preoperative verification process?

One of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals (NSPGs) requires that healthcare organizations eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, and wrong-procedure surgery. In order to accomplish this, which of the following would not be a considered part of a preoperative verification process?



A. Confirm the patient's true identity
B. Mark the surgical site.
C. Review the medical records and/or imaging studies.
D. Follow the daily surgical patient listing for the surgery suite if the patient has been sedated



Answer: D


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