Asked by Vedant Sinkar on Jun 06, 2024
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The nurse is caring for a patient with an incision. Which actions will best indicate an understanding of medical and surgical asepsis for a sterile dressing change?
A) Donning clean goggles, gown, and gloves to dress the wound
B) Donning sterile gown and gloves to remove the wound dressing
C) Utilizing clean gloves to remove the dressing and sterile supplies for the new dressing
D) Utilizing clean gloves to remove the dressing and clean supplies for the new dressing
Surgical Asepsis
A procedure to maintain sterility and prevent contamination in an area or on objects used during surgeries or invasive procedures.
Sterile Dressing Change
A medical procedure involving the replacement of an old wound dressing with a new, sterile one to prevent infection.
Medical Asepsis
Procedures used to reduce the number of microorganisms and prevent their spread.
- Understand and apply principles of sterile technique and medical asepsis.
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YZ
Yiqiao ZhangJun 10, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Utilize clean gloves (medical asepsis) to remove contaminated dressings and sterile supplies, including gloves and dressings (surgical asepsis-sterile technique) to reapply sterile dressings. Wearing sterile gowns and gloves is not necessary when removing soiled dressings. Donning clean gloves to dress a sterile wound would contaminate the sterile supplies. Utilizing clean supplies for a sterile dressing would not help in decreasing the number of microbes at the incision site.
Learning Objectives
- Understand and apply principles of sterile technique and medical asepsis.