Best Practice States That All of the Following Items Remain

question 26

Multiple Choice

Best practice states that all of the following items remain sterile until the patient leaves the room, EXCEPT the:

• A) back table
• B) basin set
• C) Mayo stand
• D) surgical drapes

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Definitions:

Random Dispersion

The spatial distribution pattern of a population in which the presence of one individual has no effect on the distribution of other individuals. Compare with clumped dispersion and uniform dispersion.

Clumped Dispersion

A pattern of population distribution in which individuals are aggregated in patches, often due to environmental factors or social interactions, enhancing survival.

Patchy Distribution

A spatial distribution pattern where entities are clustered in several small areas, separated by areas with no or low occurrences of these entities.

Growth Rate

The rate at which an organism or any of its parts increases in size or number over a specific period.