You are the nurse performing wound care on a 68-year-old male patient. Which of the following practices violates surgical asepsis?
A) Holding sterile objects above the 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
Feedback: 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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