As the surgeon prepared to clamp and transect the bowel during a small bowel resection for tumor,the scrub person transferred instruments from the Mayo stand to the back table and prepared the sterile field for bowel isolation technique.Review the list below and select the nursing diagnosis that is most closely related to bowel isolation technique.

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Bowel technique,also referred to as contamination or isolation technique,prevents cross-contamination of the wound or abdomen with bowel organisms.To implement proper technique,the surgical team must keep clean and dirty items separate during open bowel procedures.Instruments used for bowel resection and anastomosis are kept separate from the rest of the sterile back table.Contaminated GI tract instruments are handed off or left on a separate Mayo stand.After wound irrigation,the surgical team dons fresh gowns and gloves.Clean instruments are used for closure.Planning during preoperative setup includes having additional drapes,towels,gowns,gloves,and the necessary extra instruments to accommodate bowel technique.

As the Surgeon Prepared to Clamp and Transect the Bowel