Performing Sterile Gloving

Category: Infection Control
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Purpose

Sterile gloves are required for any invasive procedure or when manipulating a sterile field to prevent contamination and infection.

Methods

Open Gloving

Used outside the OR — most common in bedside nursing.

Closed Gloving

Used in the OR — hands remain inside the gown sleeves throughout.

Key Principles

• Perform hand hygiene before gloving
• The outside of sterile gloves must only touch sterile items
• Pick up the first glove by touching only the folded cuff (inner surface)
• Slide the second glove on using the gloved hand touching only the outer sterile surface
• Adjust fit after both gloves are on, touching only sterile surfaces
• If glove tears or is contaminated — remove and reglove immediately

Removing Sterile Gloves

• Grasp the outside of one glove with the opposite gloved hand
• Peel off without touching skin
• Slide fingers of ungloved hand inside the remaining glove and peel off (glove-in-glove)
• Perform hand hygiene immediately after removal

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