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GLOVING-DOUBLE

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ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL

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Purpose

To provide guidance to perioperative personnel fordouble gloving. The expected outcome is that personnel are free from signs and symptoms of injury caused by extraneous objects.

Policy

It is the policy of [insert name of facility] that:

Scrubbed surgical team members willwear two pairs of surgical gloves, one over the other, during surgical and other invasive procedures that have the potential for exposure to blood, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials.
Scrubbed surgical team members may wear a single pair of gloves when a clinical need for high tactile sensitivity (eg, microscopic procedures, fine dissection) is indicated.
Virus-inhibiting protective gloves may be worn for increased protection against viral exposure.

Procedure Interventions

Use perforation indicator systems when double gloved.
Monitor gloves for punctures.
Change gloves when a suspected or actual perforation occurs or a visible defect is noted.

Competency

Perioperative personnel assisting with or performing operative or other invasive procedures will receive education and complete competency verificationactivities onthe principles and processes for double gloving.

Quality

Perioperative personnel assisting with or performing operative or other invasive procedures will participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities related to double gloving.

Glossary

Perforation indicator system: A double gloving system comprising a colored pair of surgical gloves worn beneath a standard pair of surgical gloves. When a glove perforation occurs, moisture from the surgical field seeps through the perforation between the layers of gloves, allowing the site of perforation to be more easily seen.

Virus-inhibiting protective gloves:multilayered gloves with a resulting thickness that is equivalent to double gloving and a middle layer containing a microscopically distributed disinfecting solution that reduces the amount of virus transmitted to the wearer if a glove is perforated.

References

Guideline for sharps safety. In: Guidelines for Perioperative Safety. Denver, CO: AORN, Inc.

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