Nursing · Aseptic Techniques and Infection Control
During a surgical procedure, a nurse establishes a sterile field using a drape. According to standard operating room principles, how should the margins of the sterile drape be classified and managed?
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- 1The entire surface area of the drape remains sterile regardless of its position relative to the table surface.
- 2Only the top surface of the drape covering the table is considered sterile; the outer 1-inch border or edges extending over the table margin are considered non-sterile.✓
- 3The entire drape immediately becomes unsterile if any portion of it hangs below the flat top surface of the operating table.
- 4Both the borders and center of the drape remain fully sterile for the procedure duration provided there is no visible fluid strike-through.
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Only the top surface of the drape covering the table is considered sterile; the outer 1-inch border or edges extending over the table margin are considered non-sterile.
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