As a sterile team member draping an unsterile table with a separate drape, you would unfold the drape outward toward the opposite side away from yourself first, then toward yourself

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: F
When draping an unsterile table, unfold it toward yourself to cover the front edge of the unsterile table first, which minimizes the possibility of self-contamination. Then unfold the remainder of the drape over the surface of the table and away from yourself.

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