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MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. WHEN AND HOW TO WEAR GLOVES POLICY POLICY: Provide staff guidelines to comply with industry standards about gloves change techniques, as part of the Agency Infection Control activities. Wearing gloves is not a substitute for hand hygiene. Dirty gloves can soil hands. Always clean your hands after removing gloves (hands sanitizer must be use between gloves changes). Steps for Glove Use: · Choose the right size and type of gloves for the task · Put on gloves before touching a patient’s non-intact skin, open wounds or mucous membranes, such as the mouth, nose, and eyes · Change gloves during patient care if the hands will move from a contaminated body-site (e.g., perineal area) to a clean body-site (e.g., face) · Remove gloves after contact with a patient and/or the surrounding environment (including medical equipment) using proper technique to prevent hand contamination Failure to remove gloves after caring for a patient may lead to the spread of potentially deadly germs from one patient to another. Do not wear the same pair of gloves for the care of more than one patient. Home Health Agency - - Skilled Professional Services C-39