A nurse has cleansed the infected wound of a middle-aged client. What is the first step nurses take in the orderly sequence for removing their garments?
A) Wiping the soiled surface of the gown with a disinfectant
B) Removing the garments that are most contaminated first
C) Washing hands before removing the contaminated gown
D) Folding the soiled side of the gown to the inside before removing
B
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Nurses remove the garments that are most contaminated first, preserving the clean uniform underneath. Regardless of which garments they wear, nurses follow an orderly sequence for removing them. Washing hands before removing the contaminated gown or wiping the soiled surface of the gown is not part of the sequence of removing garments. Folding the soiled side of the gown to the inside before removing is not the first step in the orderly sequence.
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