The Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, and Wrong Person Surgery requires the hospital to have an alternative process for site marking for

A. minimal-access procedures treating a unilateralized internal organ, whether percutaneous or through a natural orifice
B. premature infants or elderly patients for whom the mark may cause a permanent tattoo
C. patients who refuse site marking

Answer: C. patients who refuse site marking

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Fill in the blank with correct ICD-10.

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The Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002 provides:

a. Grants and scholarships for nurses b. Funding for nurse retention programs c. Funding for further education for nurses d. All of the above

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