If an Item in the OR Is Not Known Definitively

question 31

Multiple Choice

If an item in the OR is not known definitively to be sterile,what is the next action to be taken?

• A)Consider it contaminated and throw it out.
• B)Call your supervisor.
• C)Keep it in the room and use it so as not to waste an opened item.
• D)Ask the anesthesiologist in the room to determine its sterility.

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