Question

. The nurse is preparing a sterile field. Which of the following would be considered contamination of the field? (Select all that apply.) a) Some of the sterile normal saline spills onto the sterile barrier. b) Non-sterile items are added to the sterile field. c) The nurse prepares the sterile field and leaves the room to get more sterile supplies. d nurse prepares the sterile field immediately before the procedure. e) When a sterile item falls off the sterile field, the nurse opens a new sterile item.

Answer 1

Creating a sterile field is very important for a nurse before any sterile procedures. Never leave the sterile area unattended and prepare the sterile field just before the procedure. The options with sterile normal saline spill onto the sterile barrier, adding non-sterile items to the sterile field and leaving the sterile area after preparing are considered as contamination of the field. Options a, b and c are the correct answers.