When planning care for a surgical patient, the nurse implements which technique to maintain sterility in the operating room?
a. Keeps the hands below the waist
b. Tucks the hands under the axilla
c. Uses sterile gloved hands to move a sterile drape under a table
d. Has anyone who is unscrubbed stay at least 1 foot away from the sterile field
D
Unscrubbed persons should always stay at least 1 foot away from the sterile field while keeping it in constant view and should contact only unsterile areas. Sterile persons must keep their hands in view, above waist level and below the neckline, to avoid contamination. When wearing a sterile gown, do not fold the arms with hands tucked in the axillary region. This area is not considered sterile once operating room personnel have donned gowns. Sterile-draped tables are sterile only at table level. The sides of the drape extending below table level are unsterile.
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