A nurse is preparing a sterile field using a packed sterile drape for a confused patient who is scheduled for surgical procedure. When setting up the field the patients accidently touch an instrument in the sterile field. What is the appropriate nursing action in this situation?
1
Ask another nurse to hold the hand of the patient and continue setting up the field
2
Discard the supplies and prepare a new sterile field with another person holding the patient's hands
3
Remove the instrument that was touched by the patient and continue setting up the sterile field
4
No action is necessary since the patient has touched his or her own sterile field