The infection control officer recognizes the need for more instruction on surgical asepsis after observing a nurse:
a. facing the sterile field.
b. placing a sterile dressing on a sterile field.
c. touching the edges of the sterile field with sterile gloves.
d. keeping gloved hands above the waist.
C
The edges of a sterile field are not considered sterile.
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