A nurse is preparing to complete a sterile dressing change for a client's wound. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Open the flap on the sterile kit nearest to the nurse and place the flap on the work surface.

Open the side flap of the sterile kit, allowing it to lie flat on the work surface.

Apply sterile gloves.

Open the outermost flap of the sterile kit away from the nurse's body.