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Before you put on gloves to help a resident with perineal care, what must you do?
- A.Put gloves on first and wash them after they are on
- B.Rinse the gloves under water to make them sterile
- C.Skip hand hygiene because the gloves act as a barrier
- D.Perform hand hygiene, then put on clean gloves
Correct answer
D. Perform hand hygiene, then put on clean gloves
Why
Hand hygiene comes before gloving so germs on the hands are not trapped or transferred during the task. Washing gloved hands and rinsing gloves do not make them clean or sterile.
Content outline: Basic Nursing Skills - Infection Control: Standard Precautions · From the Basic Nursing Skills practice bank (BN-098).