As an OR nurse, you have an increased awareness regarding asepsis. You know that a basic guideline for maintaining surgical asepsis is that:
A) Sterile surfaces or articles may touch other sterile surfaces
B) Sterile supplies can be used on another patient if the packages are intact
C) The outer lip of a sterile solution is considered sterile
D) The scrub nurse may pour a sterile solution from a nonsterile bottle
A
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