ATI Fundamentals Chapters 10-15 questions with correct answers

When entering a client's room to change a surgical dressing, a nurse notes that the client is coughing and sneezing. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when preparing the sterile field? a. Keep the sterile field at least 6 ft away from the client's bedside. B. Instruct the client to refrain from coughing and sneezing during the dressing change. c. Place a mask on the client to limit the spread of micro‐organisms into the surgical wound. d. Keep a box of facial tissues nearby for the client to use during the dressing change. Correct Answer - C A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover and placed it on a clean work surface in preparation for an invasive procedure. Which of the following flaps should the nurse unfold first? a. The flap closest to the body B. The right side flap c. The left side flap d. The flap farthest from the body Correct Answer - D A nurse is wearing sterile gloves in preparation for performing a sterile procedure. Which of the following objects can the nurse touch without breaching sterile technique? (Select all that apply.) a. A bottle containing a sterile solution b. The edge of the sterile drape at the base of the field c. The inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field an irrigation syringe on the sterile field