Quiz: Tools Entering the Sterile Field - ECSACONM

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Part of	Maintaining Sterile Field - ECSACONM
Keywords	surgery, health
SDG	SDG03 Good health and well-being
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Organizations	ECSACONM, SELF
Language	English (en)
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Created	August 21, 2025 by KatKor
Last edit	September 19, 2025 by Felipe Schenone
Cite as	KatKor (2025). "Quiz: Tools Entering the Sterile Field - ECSACONM". Appropedia. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
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	Open the sterile package without crossing into the sterile field, allowing the scrub nurse to retrieve it
	Tear the pack and let the instrument drop onto the patient’s drape
	Hand the sterile item across the sterile field
	Place the instrument directly on the sterile field using bare hands

	Place the suction tip on a nearby non-sterile surface
	Accept the handoff since the scrub nurse has sterile gloves
	Have the scrub nurse move aside so the hand can pass quickly
	Stop the handoff and peel the package so the scrub nurse can grasp the tip without overreaching

	Circulators may briefly step into the sterile zone
	Instruments can be passed under drapes if wrapped
	Scrub nurses may accept items directly from non-sterile hands
	All movements should remain in view, above the waist, and controlled

	Continue since the retractor was on the sterile table
	Ask another scrub nurse to hand him the retractor
	Replace gloves immediately before continuing
	Wipe gloves with alcohol and proceed