The nurse is performing surgical hand hygiene prior to entering the surgical suite. The nurse is aware that this type of hygiene protects the client by:
1. sterilizing the nurse's hands.
2. promoting the growth of organisms.
3. leaving a residue on the hands that retards organism growth.
4. removing the necessity of wearing gloves during surgery.
Answer: 3
1. The hands of the surgical personal cannot be sterilized.
2. One purpose of surgical hand hygiene is to decrease the amount of organisms on the hands.
3. The surgical hand hygiene leaves a residue that retards growth of organism for several hours.
4. Sterile gloves are donned after surgical hand hygiene.
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