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O*NET detailed work activityMaintain sterile operative fields
Stays humanHands-on care
3 jobs6 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Assist healthcare practitioners during medical procedures, under the O*NET work activity group Assisting and Caring for Others. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 6 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
- Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
- Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.
- Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.