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Gloves – What are they for?

 After contact 59%


59 of gloves
were contaminated with the
Disposable gloves are recommended
same bacteria infecting the
for use during contact with bodily
patient.
fluids, blood, mucous membranes or
broken skin of patients. Gloves should be worn following a risk
assessment of the task to be carried
out:

When to wear gloves

 Handling bodily fluids


 Dressing wounds, removing
remo
dressings
 Phlebotomy/cannulation
 Invasive procedures
 Cleaning tasks
 Handling disinfectants
 Oral hygiene

When not to wear gloves


Studies have shown that wearing
gloves is associated with a marked  Social contact with patients
reduction in bacterial
al contamination of  Bed bathing patients(unless
the hands. However, if gloves are not patient has a infectious
removed after every use they become conditions e.g. MRSA)
a second skin and may expose  Handling linen(unless
patients to the risk of cross infection. contaminated with bodily fluids)
 Entering an isolation
A recent observation study into the use room(unless task involves
and misuse of gloves involving a 980 exposure to bodily fluids,
bed teaching hospital found: contaminated objects, or there
are specific instructions to do
 Gloves werere worn when not
so)
required for 42%
% of task
 Leaving isolation room/patient’s
undertaken
bedside.
 Compliance with hand hygiene
after removal of gloves was References:
51.5%
Girou, E., Chai, S. H. T., Oppein, F., Legrand,
 82% of contacts requiring P., Ducellier, D., Cizeau, F. and Brun-Buisson,
Brun
aseptic techniques were C. (2004) Misuse of gloves: the foundation for
performed with gloves that had poor compliance with hand d hygiene and
not been removed af after potential for microbial transmission? Journal of
previous care. Hospital Infection.. Vol 57 (2) May 18th, pp
162-169.

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