A scrub nurse thinks aseptic technique may have been broken while setting up the instrument stand in the operating room. Which of these actions should the scrub nurse take NEXT?
a. Ask the circulating nurse to remove and replace the instrument setup, rescrub, and set up the area again.
b. No action is necessary, because the client is already on preoperative antibiotics.
c. Report the possible compromise in private to the anesthesiologist.
d. Request a replacement setup and proceed to prepare for the surgery.
A
Members of the surgical team each have clearly defined roles and responsibilities; sterile members (surgeon, first assistant, and scrub nurse) work on sterile surfaces (sterile field) and nonsterile team members include the anesthesia provider (anesthesiologist or anesthetist) and the circulating nurse. If the scrub nurse suspects a break in aseptic technique, the items will be removed by the circulating nurse and the setup procedure redone.
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