What is the first step in gowning and gloving?

First, open the gown. Carefully use the edges of the paper to open the packet and expose the surgical gown. Next, choose your gloves. Peel the plastic glove packet open over the gown and drop the gloves onto the sterile gown without touching them.

What is the purpose of assisted gowning and gloving?

Gowning and gloving is part of the daily routine of the CST in the OR. As required by Standard Precautions, sterile gowns and gloves are worn to prevent the migration of microbes from the skin and scrub attire of the sterile team member to the sterile field.

What is the procedure for gloving?

Step 4. Put on the first glove

  1. Take the hand you write with and grasp the glove for your other hand at the folded edge of the cuff.
  2. Pick up the glove by the folded edge.
  3. Put your hand inside the glove.
  4. Pull the glove on.
  5. Be careful not to touch the outside of the glove.
  6. Leave the cuff on the glove folded.

What is the purpose of gowning?

OBJECTIVE: To prevent contamination to the surgical wound and help control infection via aseptic principles.

Why is it important to learn the correct technique in gloving as nurses?

Short answer: to protect our patients. The sterile gloving technique is used to protect patients in the hospital and clinical settings from the spread of diseases and germs, especially while performing delicate procedures that could introduce deadly bacteria into sterile organs or body cavities.

What is the principle of gloving?

Principles of glove-wearing If they are put on before collecting equipment they will become contaminated. Equipment should therefore be collected first and placed at the patient’s bedside ready for use. The nurse’s hands should then be washed and the gloves put on immediately before undertaking the procedure.

Why is gowning important?

The primary source of contamination in a cleanroom is the people. To protect the products from contamination, personnel should use aseptic gowning techniques and the proper gowning supplies. By doing so, it helps to reduce contamination and maintain compliance with various standards such as usp 797 and usp 800.

What is the importance of gloving technique?

This technique is used for minor procedures when only the hands need to be covered (for example sterile patient preparation, bone marrow biopsy, urinary catheterization). Assistant passes us an internal packaging of sterile gloves without touching the inner layer.

What is the first step to be performed when gloving?

First, glove your dominate hand. Pick up the glove for the dominate hand with your non-dominate hand by grasping the inside of the cuff of the glove. Then slide it onto your dominate hand. Be careful not to touch anything with this gloved hand other than the sterile packaging.

What are the 13 principles of sterile technique?

Terms in this set (13)

  • Only sterile items are used within the sterile field.
  • Sterile persons are gowned and gloved; gowns are sterile from table to chest level in front including sleeves to 2″ above the elbow.
  • Tables are sterile only at table level.
  • Sterile persons touch only sterile items or areas.