While a nurse is pouring a cleansing solution into a container on a sterile field, some of the solution splashes over the side of the container. This field is now considered to be:
a. sterile c. surgically aseptic
b. medically aseptic d. contaminated
D
When pouring a solution into a container on a sterile field, hold the bottle with the label facing upward, about 4 to 6 inches over the container, and pour slowly from the side of the field. This prevents contamination of the label. If the solution is spilled, the field is no longer sterile
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