The client requires a sterile dressing change. Which of the following is an appropriate intervention for the nurse to implement in maintaining sterile asepsis?
a. Put sterile gloves on before opening sterile packages.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
c. Place the cap of the sterile solution well within the sterile field.
d. Place sterile items on the very edge of the sterile drape.
B
Checking the integrity of sterile packages prior to use is important to ensure that the contents of the package are sterile.
Sterile gloves are not put on before opening sterile packages, as the outside of the packages are not sterile. The nurse uses hand hygiene and opens sterile packages, being careful to keep the inner contents sterile.
After a cap or lid is removed, it is held in the hand or placed sterile side (inside) up on a clean surface. A bottle cap or lid should never rest on a sterile surface, even though the inside of the cap is sterile.
The edges of a sterile field are considered to be contaminated. Sterile items should be placed in the middle of the sterile field to maintain sterile asepsis.
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