As an OR nurse, you have an increased awareness regarding asepsis. You know that a basic guideline for maintaining surgical asepsis is what?
A) Sterile surfaces or articles may touch other sterile surfaces.
B) Sterile supplies can be used on another patient if the packages are intact.
C) The outer lip of a sterile solution is considered sterile.
D) The scrub nurse may pour a sterile solution from a nonsterile bottle.
Ans: A
Feedback: Basic guidelines for maintaining sterile technique include the fact that sterile surfaces or articles may touch other sterile surfaces only. The other distracters are examples of how to break sterile technique.
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