A nurse is preparing to insert a urinary catheter. Which practice best maintains surgical asepsis?
Correct answer: A. Keeping sterile items above waist level
- A. Keeping sterile items above waist level
- B. Placing sterile supplies on the bedside table
- C. Touching the sterile catheter with clean gloves
- D. Reaching across the sterile field for gauze
Explanation
Sterile items should remain above waist level and within the nurse's view. Items below the waist, touched with nonsterile gloves, or reached across are considered contaminated.
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About Infection Prevention and Asepsis
Asepsis covers the chain of infection, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, standard and transmission-based precautions, sterilisation, disinfection and safe waste disposal. The key distinction is between medical asepsis, which reduces microorganisms, and surgical asepsis, which maintains a sterile field during invasive procedures.
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