The nurse is setting up a sterile field for the provider to insert a chest tube. The nurse drops the scissors onto the field where they land with the tip 2 inches from the edge. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Continue setting up the sterile field. There is a 1-inch border around any sterile field that is considered to be non-sterile. The scissors that landed 2 inches from the border are in an appropriate position, so the nurse can continue setting up the sterile field. Pulling the scissors away from the corner to prevent contamination is unnecessary, as is discarding the scissors and/or the sterile field.

The nurse is setting up a sterile field for the provider to inser...

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Topics: Delegation, Prioritization and Leadership Disease Prevention

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