The Correct Method of Glove Removal to Prevent Contact with Harmful Pathogens
Which of the following is a correct description of glove removal?
A) You pull the gloves off by the fingertips and discard them in a proper receptacle.
B) You grasp the inside of one glove with the other gloved hand, pull the glove off, and discard it in a proper receptacle. The remaining glove is removed by placing the fingers of the bare hand outside the cuff, pulling the glove off, and discarding it in a proper receptacle.
C) You grasp the outside of one cuff with the other gloved hand and pull the glove off, turning it inside out, and place it in gloved hand. Take fingers of bare hand and tuck inside remaining glove cuff against the skin. Peel glove off inside out and over the previously removed glove. Discard both gloves in receptacle.
D) You slide the gloved fingers of the dominant hand under the inside cuff of the nondominant hand and pull the glove off and discard. Then you slide the fingers of the nondominant hand under the cuff of the dominant hand and pull the glove off and discard.
Final answer: The correct method of glove removal, option C, is carefully designed to prevent contact with the outer surfaces of the gloves, which may have been exposed to harmful pathogens. Explanation: The correct method of glove removal is described in choice C. This process ensures that the outer surfaces of the gloves, which may have been exposed to pathogens, do not come in contact with your skin while being removed. First, grasp the outside of one cuff with the other gloved hand and pull the glove off, turning it inside out. The second glove is carefully removed by tucking the fingers of the bare hand inside the cuff against your skin, and peeling off the glove inside out, enveloping the first glove. Both gloves are then disposed of in a proper receptacle.