A Nurse Should Intervene Under Which of the Following Circumstances

question 2

Multiple Choice

A nurse should intervene under which of the following circumstances?

• A) A student nurse reaching into a sterile pack with his or her bare hands
• B) A colleague moving the trash can with his or her foot so that it is closer to the bedside
• C) A nurse turning his or her back toward the sterile field
• D) A nurse keeping his or her sterile, gloved hands below eye level
• E) A student nurse placing a sterile pack with the first flap facing the right

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