The surgeon leaves the operating room wearing the scrub gown and gloves used during the procedure. Which does the circulating nurse implement?

Question

1. Take a red biohazard trash bag to the doctor's locker room.
2. Ask the surgeon to remove surgical attire in the operating room.
3. Expect the surgeon to remove the gown and gloves in the hallway.
4. Ask the anesthesiologist to instruct the surgeon about this practice.

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2 and 3. The circulating nurse stops the surgeon and reminds the surgeon to remove the contaminated garments in the operating room to contain the microorganisms from the client's body fluids. Containing the contamination is important to reduce the overall risk of infection in the operating rooms by reducing the number of microor-ganisms in the area as much as possible.
1. Taking a biohazard bag to the locker room is tacit approval of the surgeon's beha-vior, increasing the risk of infection and contamination from the surgeon's soiled garments.
4. The responsibility for containing contamination lies primarily with the circulating nurse.