Try it, you'll like it
Along with identifying a neutral or hands-free zone when passing
sharps and converting to blunt-tip sutures and safety scalpels, double-
gloving is an easy and inexpensive intervention to reduce blood-borne
pathogenic exposures. We've also streamlined our glove inventory and
saved valuable storage space. We stock only the 4 inner and outer
gloves we trialed, and we buy only from a single vendor. The hardest
part of our double-glove conversion was convincing our team to try on
a pair.
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Ms. Elgin (kimberly.elgin@vcuhealth.org) is the quality and compliance RN at
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System in Richmond, Va.
