The Appropriate Way to Add Instruments to a Sterile Field

Multiple Choice

The appropriate way to add instruments to a sterile field is to ____.

A) hand-place the sterile instruments on the sterile field
B) stand close to the sterile field and open the instruments pack
C) reach across the sterile field with the instruments to be added
D) place the instruments using sterile transfer forceps
E) place the instruments within the outer 1 inch of the sterile field