The Scrub Person Was Precepting a Surgical Technology Student on Her

Multiple Choice

The scrub person was precepting a surgical technology student on her first orthopedic case,a tibial intramedullary (IM) rodding.The scrub person explained to the surgical technology student the importance of keeping the instruments free of blood and bioburden during the procedure and demonstrated the best practice and how to:

A) dip and agitate the instruments in saline after the surgeon returns them.
B) wipe the instruments with a sponge moistened with sterile water after each use.
C) rinse or soak the instruments in sterile water and dry them before placing on the back table.
D) wipe the instruments with a sponge moistened with sterile water after each use and rinse or soak the instruments in sterile water and dry them before placing on the back table.