Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND

Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFIED
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Clinical Learning Skills Laboratory
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
(NCM 103):

APPLYING AND REMOVING

STERILE GLOVES
(OPEN METHOD)

Name: ______________________________________________________________ Score:

Block: ________________________ Date:____________________________

PROCEDURE
Performed Comments
YES NO
ASSESSMENT
1. Review the client’s record and orders to determine exactly what
procedure will be performed that requires sterile gloves. Check
the client record and ask about latex allergies. Use nonlatex
gloves whenever possible.
 Assess the glove package. Is it intact? Is it wet or
otherwise contaminated? – assess the sterility of the
glove
 Assess the local environment. Is there an area suitable for
opening the package and applying the gloves? Is it dry? Is
it reasonably stable and horizontal? Are there obvious
airborne contaminants? - a flat, clear workspace is
necessary to successfully carry out the procedure.
 Assess the correct glove size for proper fit. Gloves come
in many sizes and proper fit is conducive to maintaining
asepsis.

PLANNING
Think through the procedure, planning which steps need to be
completed before the gloves can be applied. Determine what
additional supplies are needed to perform the procedure for
1. this client. Always have an extra pair of sterile gloves available.

Prepare Equipment:
■ Packages of sterile gloves
IMPLEMENTATION
Preparation
1. Ensure the sterility of the package of gloves.
Performance
Prior to performing the procedure, introduce self and
verify the client’s identity using agency protocol. Explain to
1. the client what you are going to do, why it is necessary,
and how he or she can participate. Discuss how the
results will be used in planning further care or treatments.
Perform hand hygiene and observe other appropriate
2.
infection control procedures
3. Provide for client privacy.
4. Open the package of sterile gloves.
 Place the package of gloves on a clean, dry surface.
 Some gloves are packed in an inner as well as an outer
package. Open the outer package without contaminating

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COLLEGE OF NURSING
the gloves or the inner package.
 Remove the inner package from the outer package.
 Open the inner package according to the manufacturer’s
directions. Some manufacturers provide a numbered
sequence for opening the flaps and folded tabs to grasp
for opening the flaps. If no tabs are provided, pluck the
flap so that the fingers do not touch the inner surfaces.
Put the first glove on the dominant hand.
5.

If the gloves are packaged so that they lie side by side,
grasp the glove for the dominant hand by its folded cuff
edge (on the palmar side) with the thumb and first finger
of the nondominant hand.
 Touch only the inside of the cuff.
 If the gloves are packaged one on top of the other, grasp
the cuff of the top glove as above, using the opposite
hand.
 Insert the dominant hand into the glove and pull the
glove on. Keep the thumb of the inserted hand against the
palm of the hand during insertion.
 Leave the cuff in place once the unsterile hand releases
the glove.
Put the second glove on the nondominant hand.
 Pick up the other glove with the sterile gloved hand,
inserting the gloved fingers under the cuff and holding
the gloved thumb close to the gloved palm.
6.  Pull on the second glove carefully. Hold the thumb of
the gloved first hand as far as possible from the palm.
 Adjust each glove so that it fits smoothly, and
carefully pull the cuffs up by sliding the fingers under
the cuffs.
Remove and dispose of used gloves.
 There is no technique for removing sterile gloves that is
7. different from removing unsterile gloves. If they are
soiled with secretions, remove them by turning them
inside out. Perform hand hygiene.
Document that sterile technique was used in the performance of
8.
the procedure.
EVALUATION
1. Conduct any follow-up indicated during your care of the client.
Ensure that adequate numbers and types of sterile supplies are
available for the next health care provider.
TOTAL

Remarks:
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Rating Scale:
Excellent : 96 – 100%
Very Satisfactory : 90 – 95%
Very Good : 85 – 89%
Good : 80 – 84%
Fair : 75 – 79%
Poor : 74 and below

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ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFIED
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