While setting up a sterile field for a procedure, the nurse knocks a linen-wrapped sterile package to the floor.Which reaction allows the nurse to maintain safe practice?
A) Inspect the package for tears.
B) Brush away the visible debris.
C) Record the procedure as clean.
D) Replace the sterile package.

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The sterile package should be replaced because once it has been knocked to the floor, its sterility can no longer be guaranteed.

While Setting Up a Sterile Field for a Procedure, the Nurse