The nurse is preparing a sterile field with several items on it. Which action should the nurse implement to maintain a sterile field?
a. Flip sterile objects onto the sterile field.
b. Put fluid holders near the edge of the field.
c. Wear sterile gloves to open sterile packs.
d. Open the inner flaps of the sterile pack-ages first.
B
The nurse places holders for fluid near the edge of the sterile field, allowing the circulating nurse to pour fluids into the holders without reaching over and contaminating the sterile field. Flipping sterile objects onto the sterile field increases the risk of contamination. Sterile gloves are unne-cessary to open sterile packages because the outside of the package is clean; the nurse can use bare hands to open the package and retain package sterility. The nurse opens the outer flaps of sterile packages first because it is impossible to open the inner flaps first since they are covered with an outer wrap.
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