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1. Sterile Field Question

   walt7878 replied to walt7878's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Thanks for the thoughtful answers. The information I've read from AORN and elsewhere tells us to not directly pour from a med bottle onto the sterile field. The outer lip of the bottle is not sterile...

2. Sterile Field Question

   walt7878 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Hello, I observed the circulating nurse pouring Lidocaine onto the sterile field. The circulating nurse opens the med with a pair of scissors, pops the top and pours into the basin. From what I...