n preoperatively to prevent pulmonary aspiration of acid during anesthesia, Reglan 10 mg given prophylacticly for postoperative nausea and vomiting, Robinal 0.2 mg given to reduce salivary, tracheobronchial, pharyngeal and gastric secretions and Versed 2 mg given to reduce anxiety and to facilitate anesthesia to increase ease of sedation. The line was flushed with normal saline before and after the infusion of the Zantac due to its incompatibility to the other medications. Unlike how I was taught, I noticed the nurse not once wiped the port on the intravenous tubing with alcohol before administering the medication nor did she wipe the vial top before drawing up the medication. When I asked her about this, she gave me a ¡°look¡± and said the holding area was considered a clean area and they push so many medications and have had no complications.
             To ensure the physiological well-being of the human body to endure surgery a preoperative complete blood count test and a urine analysis had been performed earlier that morning and the results were as follows: white blood cell count was 6.2, red blood cell count 4.32, hemoglobin 14.1, hematocrit 39.3, platelets 236, all of which fell into normal ranges. The complete blood count test confirms the body¡¯s oxygen-carrying capacity, blood clotting ability, and the nonexistence of an inflammatory process. Had these test results been abnormal, surgery could be postponed or units of blood transfused, or further testing to determine the causal factor of the abnormal lab values.
             As time was drawing nearer to enter the operating room the activity began to pick up. A new set of vital signs were obtained and her blood pressure was 108/61, a tympanic temperature of 97.8
             •ªF, heart rate of 82 and respiratory rate of 16. The Anesthesiologist came and assessed the intravenous site and lines, spoke to the patient a second time regarding anesthesia and then administered two additiona...