A patient posted for surgery is advised to remove jewelry because:

Correct option is B

· To maintain OR ethics: While maintaining operating room protocols is essential, the removal of jewelry is not specifically related to ethical concerns but rather safety.
· It causes burns to the patient with the use of cautery: Jewelry can conduct electricity and heat, potentially leading to burns during the use of electrocautery equipment in surgery. This is the main reason for its removal.
· To prevent theft: Though it may be a secondary concern, preventing theft is not the primary reason for advising jewelry removal before surgery.
· To prevent disturbance to the surgeon: Jewelry does not cause any direct disturbance to the surgeon during the procedure. The primary concern is patient safety.
Infection prevention and control
· Standard precautions:
· Hand hygiene
· PPE
· Aseptic technique- Prevention of needle stick injury
· Environmental cleaning
· Instrument reprocessing
· Waste management
· Universal precautions:
· Blood spillage management/blood and bloody fluid post exposure management.