4. The preferred method for creating a sterile field involves:
a. Wiping a clean table with sterile povidone-iodine solution.
b. Wiping a clean table with 70 percent isopropyl alcohol.
c. Opening a double-wrapped sterile package on a table.
d. Covering a table with sterile drapes.
5. You have created a sterile field using the inside wrapper of a double-wrapped
sterile package. What are the boundaries of the area that is considered to be
sterile?
a. The edge of the sterile wrapper.
b. One inch beyond the edges of the sterile inside wrapper.
c. One inch inside the edges of the sterile inside wrapper.
6. Which one of the following is not a rule for opening a sterile liquid when a sterile
field is in use?
a. Do not touch the inside of the cap.
b. Place the cap upside down on the sterile field.
c. Do not touch the rim of the bottle.
d. Listen for a vacuum sound when opening the bottle.
7. You are assisting a person who is sterile to withdraw sterile medication into a sterile
needle and syringe. Your job will be to hold the:
b. Needle and syringe.
c. Patient's skin taut.
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