Posted: July 25th, 2017

The nurse is performing wound care using surgical asepsis. Which of the following practices violates surgical asepsis?

The nurse is performing wound care using surgical asepsis. Which of the following practices violates surgical asepsis?

A. Holding sterile objects above the waist
B. Pouring solution onto a sterile field cloth
C. Considering a 1″ (2.5-cm) edge around the sterile field contaminated
D. Opening the outermost flap of a sterile package away from the body