It Is Acceptable to Adjust a Sterile Towel or Drape

question 24

True/False

It is acceptable to adjust a sterile towel or drape once it has been placed in order to correctly square off the incision site.

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Definitions:

Induced Movement

A perceptual phenomenon where movement is perceived in a stationary object because of the movement of a surrounding framework or context.

Skin Senses

The sensory systems involved in processing touch, temperature, pain, and pressure stimuli perceived through the skin.

Paradoxical Heat

The sensation where a cold stimulus feels hot, often experienced when touching very cold objects.

Vestibular Senses

A sensory system located in the inner ear that contributes to our balance and spatial orientation by detecting changes in motion and gravity.