While donning sterile gloves, the nurse notices the edges of the glove package are slightly yellow. The yellow area is more than 1 inch away from the gloves and only appears to be on the outside of the glove package
What is the best action for the nurse to take at this point?
a. Continue using the gloves inside the package because the package is intact.
b. Remove gloves from the sterile field and use a new pair of sterile gloves.
c. Throw all supplies away that were to be used and begin again.
d. Use the gloves and make sure the yellow edges of the package do not touch the client.
B
The gloves should be thrown away because the gloves are likely to be contaminated from an outside source. The supplies do not have to be thrown away because they have not been contaminated.
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