The nurse is setting up a sterile tray for the health care provider who will insert a central venous access device.While the nurse completes setting up the tray,the unit secretary enters the room to inform the nurse the health care provider has been delayed,and will not arrive for 15-20 minutes.Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

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Covering the sterile field with a sterile drape and setting the tray out of the way is the most appropriate action. This will protect the sterile field and the items in the tray from any airborne pathogens or contaminants until the health care provider arrives. Discarding the sterile tray and obtaining a new one would be a waste of resources, and leaving the tray where it is increases the risk of contamination. While talking with the client is important, the priority is to maintain the sterility of the tray.

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