An appropriate principle of surgical asepsis is that:
A)the entirety of a sterile package is sterile once it is opened.
B)all of the draped table,top to bottom,is considered sterile.
C)an object held below the waist is considered contaminated.
D)if the sterile barrier field becomes wet,the dry areas are still sterile.

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A sterile object or field out of the range of vision or an object held below a person's waist is contaminated.Once a sterile package is opened,a 2.5-cm (1-inch)border around the edges is considered unsterile.Tables draped as part of a sterile field are considered sterile only at table level.A sterile barrier that has been permeated by punctures,tears,or moisture must be considered contaminated.

An Appropriate Principle of Surgical Asepsis Is That