A nurse is caring for a post-operative client that just received Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery. The nurse plans to change the dressing on the client’s chest incision.

Which of the following is true when regarding sterility and performing a dressing change for this client?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

ID: 137304

Question

A nurse is caring for a post-operative client that just received Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery. The nurse plans to change the dressing on the client’s chest incision.  
 
   Which of the following is true when regarding sterility and performing a dressing change for this client?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

When preparing the sterile field, solutions should be poured slowly into receptacles on the sterile field

Answer

The sterile field for the dressing change should be prepared ahead of time so it ready for use at any time

Answer

Once the sterile field is prepared, its contents can still be used even if it is out of the nurses range of vision

Answer

Hand hygiene and clean gloves are required when applying a new dressing during the dressing change

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