A patient requires a sterile dressing change for a mid-abdominal surgical incision.An appropriate intervention for the nurse to implement in maintaining sterile asepsis is to:
A)put sterile gloves on before opening sterile packages.
B)discard items that may have been in contact with the area below waist level.
C)place the povidone-iodine bottle well within the sterile field.
D)place sterile items on the very edge of the sterile drape.

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A sterile object held below a person's waist is considered contaminated.To maintain sterile asepsis,discard items that may have been in contact with the area below waist level.Sterile gloves are not put on before opening sterile packages,because the outside of the package is not sterile.The nurse uses hand hygiene and opens sterile packages while being careful to keep the inner contents sterile.Povidone-iodine and chlorhexidine are not considered sterile solutions and require separate work surfaces for prepping.The edges of a sterile field are considered to be contaminated.Sterile items should be placed in the middle of the sterile field to maintain sterile asepsis.

A Patient Requires a Sterile Dressing Change for a Mid-Abdominal