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While giving care to one resident, your gloves become soiled with stool and you still need to help her wash her face. What should you do?
- A.Keep the same gloves on because they are still intact
- B.Rinse the gloved hands under water and keep working
- C.Remove the gloves, perform hand hygiene, and put on clean gloves
- D.Turn the gloves inside out and wear them a second time
Correct answer
C. Remove the gloves, perform hand hygiene, and put on clean gloves
Why
Gloves are changed between dirty and clean tasks on the same resident, with hand hygiene in between. Rinsing or reusing soiled gloves moves stool germs to the resident's face.
Content outline: Basic Nursing Skills - Infection Control: Personal Protective Equipment · From the Basic Nursing Skills practice bank (BN-113).