Wearing Gloves

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Gloves are critical in school or program healthcare delivery to act as a barrier, protecting both the person delivering care and the student by preventing the spread of germs, blood, and other body fluids. Gloves reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections by preventing contamination and are a key component of infection control strategies when handling blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Applying Gloves

  1. Wash your hands: follow the steps in hand hygiene
  2. Inspect: the glove for any tears or pinholes.
  3. Grasp: the cuff of the glove.
  4. Insert: your fingers into the glove, keeping your palm facing up.
  5. Pull: the cuff over your wrist to secure the glove.
  6. Repeat: for the other hand.

Removing Gloves

  1. Pinch: the outside of the cuff of the first glove with your opposite hand. 
  2. Peel: the glove away from your hand and turn it inside out as you remove it. 
  3. Hold: the first glove rolled into a ball within your gloved hand. 
  4. Use: the gloved hand to pinch the cuff of the second glove. 
  5. Peel: the second glove off inside out, so that the first glove is inside the second. 
  6. Dispose: of both gloves in the appropriate bin. 
  7. Wash your hands: follow the steps in hand hygiene