The nurse is performing wound care on a 68 -year-old postsurgical patient. Which of the following practices violates the principles of surgical asepsis?

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Whenever a sterile barrier is breached, the area must be considered contaminated. Pouring solution onto a sterile field cloth violates surgical asepsis because moisture penetrating the cloth can carry microorganisms to the sterile field via capillary action. The other options are practices that help ensure surgical asepsis.

The Nurse Is Performing Wound Care on a 68 -Year-Old (2.5 cm)(2.5 \mathrm{~cm})(2.5 cm)

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