GLOVES: DOS AND DON’TS

Standard infection-prevention and control procedures must be in place during all healthcare contacts, regardless of whether a patient is known to contagious or not, stop the transmission infection. As with items personal protective equipment, need for gloves subject careful risk assessment task carried. Having decided that should used, choice between sterile non-sterile made depending on tasks undertaken.
 Sterile are worn prevent microorganisms from workers (HCWs) patients. In addition, they also protect against blood body fluids surgical aseptic procedures. The recommendation wear includes interventions, vaginal delivery, Insertion indwelling devices (IV line, urinary catheter, etc.), performing lumber punctures, giving epidurals, etc., invasive radiological procedures, preparing total parenteral nutrition chemotherapeutic agents (1). 
 Non-sterile used HCWs acquiring patients contaminated environments, coming direct contact by non-intact skin mucous membranes, e.g., examination, oral/dental care, emptying urine bags, suctioning endotracheal tubes potential presence infectious agents, MRSA both intact skin. contacting indirectly handling cleaning clinical waste, up spills (1).
 However, misuse carelessness while wearing can lead cross-contamination, infection spread rather than prevention control. Possible microbial has been documented where were not removed changed before care activities requiring asepsis, changing moving one other, taking multiple same pair gloves, layers then removing outer layer as move room (2).
 Failure change remove significant cause poor compliance hand hygiene, creating high transmission. Gloves never meant lieu hygiene. Healthcare wash their bare hands according World Health Organization's five moments hygiene (3) Hand followed strictly donning after doffing gloves. only cases indications listed above. some areas, usually seen when there no need. Besides precautions, recommended vitals, injecting intramuscularly subcutaneously, oral medicines, vascular line manipulation absence leakage, using telephone, writing patients’ charts, furniture. hallways elevators, another within hospital premises, serving over washed usage (4).
 Adhering rationalizing use type any setting help contamination environment safety microorganisms.