The nurse practices medical asepsis in performing daily care by:
a. lifting a sterile swab from a sterile field.
b. using disposable sterile gowns.
c. washing hands for 5 minutes between patients.
d. keeping bed linens off the floor.
D
Keeping the bed linens off the floor is an example of medical asepsis; all other options are examples of surgical asepsis.
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