“Double Gloving: Are You Exposed?”
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HealthTrust and Molnlycke Healthcare present…
“Double Gloving: Are You Exposed?”
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A first line of protection is surgical gloves which provide a barrier between the healthcare providers’ hands and infectious bodily fluids and blood. Research on the protective effects wearing two pairs of surgical gloves (double-gloving), as opposed to one pair has provided compelling evidence that this risk can be reduced significantly by the surgical team adopting the practice of double-gloving. This webinar will provide an overview of the risk factors associated with glove perforations to both healthcare providers and patients, the barriers and challenges of double-gloving, and recommendations and strategies for increasing acceptance and practice of double gloving.
Learning Objectives:
- Review risk factors associated with glove perforations.
- Discuss the impact of occupational exposure on healthcare workers today.
- Review the role of gloves in patient safety and impact on surgical site infections (SSIs).
- Summarize literature that supports the use of double-gloving for protecting patients
and healthcare workers. - Identify barriers and challenges to adoption of double glove technique.
- Discuss recommendations and strategies increasing double-gloving practice.
Presenter:
Paula Graling, DNP, RN, CNS, CNOR, FAAN, Director, Department of Surgery, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, VA
Target audience: Nursing, Sterile Processing
Continuing Education Credit:
- Nursing: Pfiedler Enterprises is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP14944, for 1.0 contact hour.
