The nurse is caring for a patient on the medical-surgical unit. The nurse and the physician have completed an invasive procedure. What is the next step in handling the instruments used during the procedure?
a. Don gloves, gather instruments, place in transport carrier, and send to central sterile for cleaning and sterilization.
b. Don gloves, gather instruments, place in transport carrier, and send to central sterile for cleaning and disinfection.
c. Don gloves, gather instruments, place in transport carrier, and send to central sterile for cleaning and boiling.
d. Don gloves, gather instruments, place in transport carrier, and send to central sterile for cleaning.
A
Instruments need to be cleaned and sterilized. Disinfecting, boiling, or cleaning is not utilized on critical items that will be reused on patients in the hospital environment. Items that are used on sterile tissue or in the vascular system present a high risk of infection if they become contaminated with bacteria.
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