During the draping procedure,Dr.Martin Newhouse (the anesthesia provider)asked the scrub person for two towel clamps to secure the top of the drape to the IV poles.The scrub person had two penetrating and two nonpenetrating clamps on her back table.She knew she would need to secure the suction and electrosurgical pencil to the sterile field as soon as draping was finished.How should the scrub person respond to Dr.Newhouse's request for towel clips?

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Towel clamps also are considered holding instruments.Of the two basic types,one is a nonpenetrating towel clamp used for holding draping materials in place.The other has sharp tips used to penetrate drapes and tissues,and it is damaging to both.The use of sharp towel clamps to secure drapes is highly discouraged because they penetrate the sterile field.

During the Draping Procedure,Dr