The nurse is caring for a patient with an incision.Which of the following actions would best indicate an understanding of medical and surgical asepsis?
A)Donning sterile gown and gloves to remove the wound dressing.
B)Utilizing clean gloves to remove the dressing and using sterile supplies for the new dressing.
C)Donning clean goggles,gown,and gloves to dress the wound.
D)Utilizing clean gloves to remove the dressing and clean supplies for the new dressing.

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The nurse should use clean gloves (medical asepsis)to remove contaminated dressings and should use sterile supplies,including gloves and dressings (surgical asepsis-sterile technique),to reapply sterile dressings.Wearing sterile gowns and gloves is not necessary for removing soiled dressings.Donning clean gloves to dress a sterile wound would contaminate the sterile supplies.Utilizing clean supplies for a sterile dressing would not help in decreasing the number of microbes at the incision site.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with an Incision