Preparing and Maintaining a Sterile Field - The Memorial Souad ...

The Memorial Souad Kafafi Medical Center
Skills Competency Checklist
Title: Preparing and Maintaining a Sterile Field
Critical Elements MET NOT MET
Preparing a Sterile Field With Commercial Package
1. Place sterile package on a clean, dry surface.
2.
3.
Open flaps in this order to create a sterile field:
a. Open the flap farthest from own body.
b. Open side flaps.
c. Opens flap nearest body.
Treat as unsterile the area 1 inch from all edges of the wrapper,
and any area hanging over the edge of the table.
Preparing a Sterile Field with Fabric or Paper-Wrapped
Package
4. Check and remove chemical indicator strip.
5.
6.
Remove outer wrapper and place inner package on a clean, dry
surface.
Open inner wrapper following the same technique described in
#2 above.
Preparing a Sterile Drape
7. Place package on a clean, dry surface.
8.
9.
10.
Hold the edge of the package flap down toward the table and
grasp the top edge of the package and peel back.
Pick up sterile drape by the corner and allow it to fall open
without touching unsterile surfaces.
Place drape on a clean, dry surface, touching only the edge of
the drape.
11. Do not fan the drape.
12.
13.
14.
Adding Supplies to a Sterile Field
Using the non-dominant hand peel back the wrapper in which
the item is wrapped, creating a sterile barrier field with the
inside of the wrapper.
Holding the contents through the wrapper several inches above
the field, allow the supplies to drop onto the field inside the 1-
inch border of the sterile field.
Do not let arms pass over the sterile field; do not touch supplies
with non-sterile hands.

15.
16.
Dispose of wrapper and continues opening any needed supplies
for the procedure.
Adding Sterile Solutions to a Sterile Field
If sterile field is fabric, or otherwise at risk for strike through,
use a sterile bowl or receptacle. It may be added to the field by
unwrapping as described in the preceding section.
17. Place sterile bowl near the edge of the sterile field.
18. Check that sterile solution is correct and not expired.
19. Remove cap off solution bottle by lifting directly up.
20. If cap will be reused, set it upside down on a clean area.
21.
Hold bottle of solution 4 to 6 inches above the bowl to pour
needed amount into the bowl.
Other
22. Do not leave a sterile field unattended or outside field of vision.
Comments:
Validated by: Date Validated:
Employee Name:
Education Department
Clinical Instructor / Ms. Marwa Hassan