The operating room nurse is supervising the orientee circulating nurse who has been asked to pour sterile saline into the sterile tray. Which action(s) by the nurse prompt the supervising nurse to provide additional education? Select all that apply.

Holds bottle 6 inches away from sterile field , Discards the bottle and remaining sterile solution , Opens bottle and holds cap in nondominant hand , Ensures any drips of saline land on the sterile drape and not on the tray. The bottle should be held 2 inches, not 6 inches from the tray. The bottle with remaining solution should be capped and labeled with open date and time. The cap should be placed open-side up on a non-sterile surface (might become contaminated in the hand). Drips on the sterile field cause contamination via strike-through; therefore, the nurse should ensure the drips of saline land away from the sterile field.

The operating room nurse is supervising the orientee circulating ...

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