Surgical Technologist Exam Prep

Answer: D - When documenting a sponge count during a surgical procedure, the nurse should record who performed the count and the results of the count. The number of times a count must be performed during a procedure is up to the policy of the hospital. Counting sponges and recording the correct counts, or action taken if counts are incorrect, documents that the surgical staff took every measure to reduce the chances of a sponge being left in a patient’s body.