FUNCTION:  Surveillance, Prevention, Control of Infection

 

TITLE:  GLoving for O.R. Procedures

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PURPOSE:

 

To provide guidelines to all O.R. personnel for the proper methods of gloving.

 

POLICY:

 

Two methods of gloving are used - the closed method and the open method.  The

closed method is preferred because there is less chance of contamination of

the outside of the sterile gowns by the hands.

 

PROCEDURE:

 

1.   Closed Gloving

 

     a.   The hands are brought only through to the cuffs of the gown.  The

          cuffs must cover both hands so that the cuff edges have not been

          touched by the bare hands.

     b.   Pick up the first glove by the folded cuff with the hand covered by

          cuff of the gown.

     c.   Place the glove, palm and thumb down, on the forearm of the opposite

          hand.

     d.   Pull the glove cuff over the knitted cuff so that it completely

          covers the cuff.

     e.   Work fingers into the glove onto the hand using covered hand.

     f.   Repeat process with the opposite hand.

 

2.   Open Gloving

 

     a.   When gowning, the hands are brought through the cuffs of the gown. 

          After gowning, pick up one glove by its cuff - either hand may be

          used.  Pull the glove onto the opposite hand using the cuff and

          being careful not to touch any other part of the glove.

     b.   With the gloved hand, slide the fingers (excluding thumb) inside

          cuff of second glove.  Pull the glove onto the hand and the cuff of

          the glove over cuff of gown.  NOTE:  Caution must be taken to avoid

          inward rolling of the glove cuff as it is being brought up on the

          hand.  This would contaminate the outside of the glove from the

          hand.

     c.   Draw the cuff of the opposite glove over the gown cuff.