The nurse is getting ready to provide a sterile dressing change. Which nursing action is consistent with principles used to prepare a sterile field?
a. Identify that items below waist height are contaminated.
b. Use opened packages of dressing supplies within the same shift.
c. Identify that sterile drapes have a 5.08 cm (2-inch) contaminated border.
d. Replace bottle caps if the inside of the cap is not touched.
A
Items below waist level are considered contaminated and are discarded quickly to avoid conta-minating the rest of the sterile field. Packages of sterile supplies must be sealed to be considered sterile. Sterile drapes have a 2.54 cm (1-inch) perimeter that is considered contaminated. Replace bottle caps if the inside of the cap and the edge of the bottle remain sterile.
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