Are there any special precautions that you as the instrument nurse should take when managing the instruments? Give rationales for your answer
Yuling Zhang, 35 years old, has arrived in your perioperative unit and is booked in for a lower segment caesarean section. Her medical history indicates she has hepatitis B. She has no known allergies and weighs 87 kg.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
There are no special precautions required when managing instruments from a patient with hepatitis B.
Routine care, including wiping instruments throughout the procedure either with a sponge or with an instrument wipe dampened with sterile water to remove gross contaminants.
For heavily contaminated instruments consider soaking in sterile water prior to the end of the procedure.
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