The most important reason for the nurse to use sterile technique when collecting a wound specimen for culture and sensitivity is:
A) This will protect the client from the organisms in the wound spreading onto the skin.
B) This will protect the nurse from being exposed to the organisms in the client's wound.
C) This will prevent drug-resistant organisms from entering the wound bed.
D) This will make the diagnosis more accurate because the specimen will be uncontaminated.
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