Asepsis Gloving

When to Wear Sterile Gloves

Sterile gloves should be worn when there is direct contact with other sterile supplies and equipment

Sterile gloving is not required when drawing blood or handling most body fluids, however it is important to use standard gloves as personal protective equipment for the health care worker

Standard gloving protects the health care worker from pathogens that the patient may be harboring. Standard gloving should be utilized anytime the healthcare worker comes in contact with: • Blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions,

mucous membranes, tissue specimens, and when cleaning any contaminated items or surfaces

Wash hands using standard precautions techniques.

Place glove wrapper on a dry surface

Touch only the outside of the glove packaging.

Open carefully so that paper doesn’t fold back over and

contaminate gloves

Remove one glove from wrapper by lifting it with one

hand without touching the

inside of the glove wrapper.

Hold the glove by the folded-back cuff

Slip the hand into the glove, using a smooth, upward motion.

. Pick up the other

glove with the sterile gloved

hand.

Keep hands and gloves above the wrapper to reduce risk of contamination

Slip fingers of the gloved hand under the cuff of the sterile glove

Adjust the glove to fit without touching skin with gloved hand

• Adjust gloves as necessary by slipping gloved fingers under the sterile fold of the cuff to slide gloves up.

To remove gloves:Insert fingers of one

gloved hand under the cuff of the other glove

and roll glove off the hand.

(glove to glove technique)

• Insert fingers of the bare hand between the cuff of the glove and the wrist to roll glove off hand. (skin to skin technique)

Touch only the inside of the gloves during removal

Hold gloves only by inside surface after removal

then dispose of gloves