Setting Up A Sterile Dressing Tray and Principles of Sterility (Nursing Skills)

Setting up a sterile dressing tray and maintaining the principles of sterility is not always as easy as it sounds. There are many ways in which a sterile filed can become contaminated and nurses need to be aware of these risks.

This video is about Setting up a Sterile Dressing Tray and Principles of Sterility.

Setting up and maintaining a sterile field optimizes patient safety and minimizes the risk of microorganism transfer. The principles of sterility include:

* never reach over your sterile field
* Keep forceps pointed down
* One inch border is considered contaminated
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* Remove lid and leave it face up, label in palm of hand, position above the tray (no touch) and pour without splash
* Only sterile items are used in the sterile field
* Out of sight = contaminated, Keep a position where the tray is beside you and within view as you work on the patient' wound
* Area below the waist = contaminated
* Soiled drape (wet) = contaminated

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