ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM
ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM
ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM
,A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider
with a chest tube insertion. Which of the following events
should the nurse recognize as contaminating the field
(Select all that apply)
A. provider drops a sterile instrument onto the near side
of the sterile field
B. nurse moistens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline
and places it on sterile field
C. procedure is delayed 1hr because the provider receives
an emergency call
D. nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through
the door behind the nurse
,E. clients hand brushes against the outer edge of the
sterile field
B, C, D
, A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover
and place it on a clean work surface in preparation for an
invasive procedure. Which of the following flaps should
the nurse unfold first:
A. closest to body
B. right side
C. left side
D. farthest from body
D
ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM
ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM
,A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider
with a chest tube insertion. Which of the following events
should the nurse recognize as contaminating the field
(Select all that apply)
A. provider drops a sterile instrument onto the near side
of the sterile field
B. nurse moistens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline
and places it on sterile field
C. procedure is delayed 1hr because the provider receives
an emergency call
D. nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through
the door behind the nurse
,E. clients hand brushes against the outer edge of the
sterile field
B, C, D
, A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover
and place it on a clean work surface in preparation for an
invasive procedure. Which of the following flaps should
the nurse unfold first:
A. closest to body
B. right side
C. left side
D. farthest from body
D
