CHECKLIST FOR OPENING A STERILE PACK OR TRY AND HANDLING STERILE OBJECTS AND STERILE FORCEPS TECHNIQUE

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1. Do the medical hand washing.
2. Open a sterile set or tray by unfolding the topmost part of the covering wrapper away from you.
3. Open the second layer of the wrapper to the sides of the set or try.
4. Open the final layer of the wrapper toward you. The wrapper can now become the sterile field immediately surrounding the sterile set or tray.
5. In handling sterile objects, keep the prongs of the forceps together while removing it from the container and lift it without touching any part of the container.
6. Keep tip of sterile forceps always held downwards.
7. Carry forceps high (above waist) and in sights; never swing it at your side.
8. Removing drops of solution from forceps by letting drops fall off over center of the jar.
9. Lift the lid of the container storing items by holding the lid down, to avoid contamination of the inner surface of the lid. Or place the outer cover of the container over the unsterile field.
10. Do not return unused items to the container after removing them to avoid contaminating the other items in the sterile container.
11. Never touch the tip of a forceps to the nurses table when putting articles on it.
12. If the sterile item is individually package in an enveloped container, the top edge of the paper is opened and the forceps can be used to grasp the sterile item.

 

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