The nurse has been asked to assist a healthcare provider with a sterile procedure at the client's bedside. The nurse enters the client's room to find a non-covered sterile field set out on the client's bedside table but the healthcare provider has left the room. What should the nurse do at this time?
A. Nothing; it is not the nurse's responsibility.
B. Leave the room and wait until the healthcare provider enters the room again before reentering.
C. Ask the client how long the healthcare provider has been out of the room.
D. Request that the healthcare provider set up a new sterile field.
Answer: D
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