Title: Protect the sterile field.
Course: Surgical Technologist II (14056--II) > Section: Demonstrating Intraoperative Procedures

Protection of the sterile field should include

- maintaining sterile conscience
- facing the sterile field at all times
- keeping the hands between the waist and mid-chest level
- keeping traffic to a minimum.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is meant by sterile conscience? Why is sterile conscience the responsibility of every surgical team member?
- Why must all surgical team members face the sterile field at all times?
- How can movement within and outside the sterile field cause contamination to the sterile field?