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Hand hygiene after gloves

  • CNA
  • Basic Nursing Skills
  • Multiple choice
  • Difficulty 2 of 5

Question

A nursing assistant removes gloves after emptying a resident's drainage bag. The gloves appeared intact. What should the assistant do next?

  1. Clean their hands before touching other surfaces.✓ Correct

    Hands require cleaning after glove removal even when no tear was noticed.

  2. Save the gloves for the next emptying.✗ Incorrect

    Used gloves must not be saved for another task.

  3. Touch the supply cart before cleaning their hands.✗ Incorrect

    Cleaning promptly after removal limits contamination of the cart.

  4. Skip hand hygiene because the gloves looked intact.✗ Incorrect

    Hands can become contaminated despite glove use.

Answer

A. Clean their hands before touching other surfaces.

Rationale

An intact appearance does not establish that hands stayed clean. Clean them after the gloves come off to reduce the chance of carrying contamination elsewhere.

RememberClean hands after taking gloves off.

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