A nurse is catheterizing a 45-year-old hospitalized client. Which guidelines should a nurse follow when carrying out this technique?
A) Sterile items are free of all microorganisms, but not spores.
B) Sterile articles should not be touched with unsterile ones.
C) Catheterization procedure requires clean equipment.
D) Gloves should be washed with soap if they become unsterile.
B
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When carrying out any sterile technique, sterile articles should not be touched with nonsterile ones. Sterile items should be free of all microorganisms and spores.
Catheterization procedure requires sterile equipment and not just clean equipment. Contaminated articles should be discarded. If gloves become unsterile, they should be replaced with a new pair of sterile gloves and not washed with soap.
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