Which nursing action best promotes patient safety when implementing 'time-out' before a surgical procedure?

Which nursing action best promotes patient

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AVerifying the correct patient, correct site, and correct procedure with the surgical team
BEnsuring the patient has not eaten for 12 hours
CAsking the patient to remove all jewelry
DConfirming the surgeon's credentials

✓ Correct answer: A. Verifying the correct patient, correct site, and correct procedure with the surgical team The surgical time-out (part of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist) is a pre-incision pause where the entire team verbally confirms: correct patient identity, correct surgical site (marked), and correct procedure to prevent wrong-site or wrong-patient surgeries.

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