The manager of the new graduate nurse reminds the nurse to comply with the appropriate technique for removing a mask. Which intervention does the manager suggest?
1. Bend the strip at the top of the mask.
2. Loop the ties over the ears.
3. Tie the strings in a bow.
4. Touch the mask by the strings only.
4. Touch the mask by the strings only.
Rationale:
Touching the mask by the strings for both it putting on and taking it off is the appropriate intervention because the mask is considered contaminated. Bending the strip at the top of the mask, looping the ties over the ears, and tying the strings in a bow under the chin are all interventions used when applying a mask.
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