Gloves should be removed immediately upon exiting the patient environment. Gloves should never be worn anywhere in the nursing station.

What’s wrong with this picture? Final week!

Week 8 is here! Each week throughout May and June, we’ve been hosting “What’s wrong with this picture” to raise awareness about correct glove use and hand hygiene; a “what not to do” for glove use! To play just enter your guess as to what’s wrong in the glove-use picture into the comments section at the end of the article.

Correct answers will be entered into a draw for these prizes:

  • One of two $25 gift cards
  • A VCH ball cap
  • A VCH stainless water bottle

draw prizes VCH swagVisa gift card

Deadline June 24

Check out the picture, then scroll down to the comment section and post your guess about what you think the glove-use error is that’s being shown in the picture.

  • Deadline for all entries is June 24.
  • Winners will be drawn from correct answers and announced in the June 30 VCH News.
  • You must use your real name and a valid email address to comment and enter the draw.

Need a review on proper glove use?

Check the World Health Organization Glove Use Information Leaflet

  1. Cheryl Siu

    Peolpe shouldn’t touch the chart, glucometer, thermometer and medicine bottle with gloves on. Gloves should be removed after procidure and perform handwashing. Dirty gloves will contaminated other items. Or clean gloves will egt contaminated after touching other items and it will pass on the germs when people touch other items with dirty gloves.

    June 24, 2016
  2. Rick Shun

    No gloves when using medical devices. Gloves when they are doing patient care.

    June 24, 2016
  3. Kathy

    Contaminated gloves should be removed before touching charts and clean equipment.

    June 24, 2016
  4. Tania

    Gloves are for direct patient care or handling of blood /body fluids. There is no need to wear gloves to handle charts, glucometers etc. Care providers’ hands must be washed directly before and after providing care to patients to avoid transmission of bacteria from the enviromnment to the patient and vice vera. It is the handwashing that provides the best defense!

    June 24, 2016
  5. Christina

    Miss-use of gloves. How do we know they aren’t dirty and now the dirty gloves are affecting the items they are touching? Gloves should be worn before direct patient care and taken off after they are contaminated/before cleaning.

    June 24, 2016
  6. Karen

    If the gloves had been used, then they are contaminating the charts, glucometers etc. Gloves should be removed and HH done before charting and touching clean equipment.

    June 24, 2016
  7. Courtney

    Employees handling clean items (i.e. glucometer, chart) with gloves, which should be applied at the time of patient care and removed immediately upon completion before handling clean items. Handling various items with dirty gloves increases the risk of bacteria transmission.

    June 24, 2016
  8. karen mcveigh

    all wearing gloves. only wear gloves when doing care . equiment not been using right . they contaminated the equiment someone has a jar not sure if has pills or is it for urine

    June 23, 2016
  9. Devinder

    Contaminated gloves should be removed prior to touching clean items, such as charts and thermometers.

    June 23, 2016
  10. James

    The sleeves, I believe, should be rolled up as well.

    June 23, 2016
  11. Jillian

    Did not take off contaminated gloves and wash hands before carrying on with patient care therefore contaminating equipment and supplies. If they are about to see a new patient they should not be putting gloves on and touching anything before seeing patient. Who knows what contaminants are on objects around the health care facility and will be transmitted to the patient.

    June 23, 2016
  12. Betty tse

    gloves should be used when they are doing patient care and contact with contaminated items. Glucometer and temperature probe and chart should be clean. If the gloves have been in contact with contaminated items, they should have been taken off already.

    June 23, 2016
  13. Charito

    They shouldn’t be wearing gloves. Wear gloves during contact precaution caring for patient, doing pericare, in the O.R. or dealing with hazardous materials or contaminated equipment or object. Plus, you don’t know where those gloves touched before touching clean stuffs.

    June 22, 2016