F- GLOVING, GOWNING AND MASKING Flashcards
All health care providers must apply _____ according to the
risk of exposure to potentially infective materials.
PPE- personal protective equipment
three reasons why gloves are worn:
- protect hands when nurse handles any body substance
- reduce likelihood of nurse transmitting their own endogenous microorganisms to individuals receiving care
- reduce the change that the nurse’s hands will transmit microorganisms from one client or an object to another client.
why are hands cleanses each time gloves are removed?
- gloves may have imperfections or be damaged during wearing allowing for microorganisms to enter
- the hands may become contaminated during glove removal
what component makes gloves more likely to cause an allergic reaction with frequent use
LATEX
-people at greatest risk for developing latex allergies are those who have other allergies or have frequent or long-term exposure to latex
LEVEL OF LATEX REACTION
A nonallergic response characterized by skin redness and itching.
Irritant dermatitis:
Cell-mediated allergic reaction to chemicals used in latex processing. Reaction, including redness, itching, and hives, can be delayed up to 48 hours. Localized swelling, red and itchy or runny eyes and nose, and coughing may develop.
Type IV hypersensitivity:
true latex allergy that can be life-threatening. Reactions vary based on type of latex protein and degree of individual sensitivity, including local and systemic.
Type I allergic reaction
What are some alternatives to latex gloves and what is the most preferred among the options?
VINYL AND NITRILE,
NITRILE is preferable during clinical procedures that are more than brief as VINYL has a high failure rate.
this type of gloving is most frequently used outside the operating room
OPEN METHOD
this method of gloving requires that the nurse wears a sterile gown
CLOSED METHOD
worn during many procedures to enable the nurse to handle sterile items freely and to prevent clients at risk (e.g., those with open wounds) from becoming infected by microorganisms
STERILE GLOVES
what position should the hands be in when waiting to handle sterile items
interlock fingers, hold hands together in front of the body above waist level.
note: if sterile glove touches a clean contaminated, or questionably contaminated object it becomes UNSTERILE and a new sterile glove must be applied
TRUE OR FALSE: the inner wrapper of the folded cuff is considered sterile field
TRUE
when discarding gloves is it okay to do so by throwing it directly onto the disposal?
discard gloves in a waste receptacle
when are clean or disposable impervious gowns/plastic aprons usually worn?
- during procedures when the nurse’s uniform is likely to be soiled
