A Circulating Nurse Is Assisting in the Operating Room

question 31

Multiple Choice

A circulating nurse is assisting in the operating room. She is asked to open a sterile pack of supplies and give it to the surgeon. The nurse correctly

• A) Applies sterile gloves before opening the pack and handing it to the surgeon.
• B) Unwraps the pack and places it on the instrument tray.
• C) Peels open the packing toward herself and drops it into the surgeon's hand.
• D) Holds the pack through the opened outer wrapper and allows the surgeon to grasp the pack.

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