The nurse is performing wound care on a 68-year-old postsurgical patient. Which of the following practices violates the principles of surgical asepsis?
A) Holding sterile objects above the level of the nurse's waist
B) Considering a 1 inch (2.5 cm) edge around the sterile field as being contaminated
C) Pouring solution onto a sterile field cloth
D) Opening the outermost flap of a sterile package away from the body
Ans: C
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Whenever a sterile barrier is breached, the area must be considered contaminated. Pouring solution onto a sterile field cloth violates surgical asepsis because moisture penetrating the cloth can carry microorganisms to the sterile field via capillary action. The other options are practices that help ensure surgical asepsis.
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