The nurse helps the healthcare provider get supplies and monitor the patient during an emergency insertion of a femoral line at the patient's bedside. Which nursing behavior helps to maintain the sterile environment?
a. Avoid reaching over the field.
b. Wear a sterile cap and booties.
c. Use sterile examination gloves.
d. Place a face mask on the patient.
A
The nurse avoids reaching over the sterile field to avoid contamination. A head cover and booties are not sterile, even when used during a sterile procedure. Sterile gloves are not indicated for the tasks the nurse is performing to assist the healthcare provider. There is no need to place a face mask on the patient for a procedure occurring on the upper thigh.
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