Should you be wearing gloves when you are doing that? Sometimes we wear gloves when we shouldn’t! Take this quiz to find out if you do! Take this quiz to find out if you do!

Should you be wearing gloves… …to answer that phone? Click on the correct answer:

Should you be wearing gloves… …to answer that phone? Correct! You should only wear gloves during the task that requires you to wear gloves. You should only put them on immediately before the task. After the task is complete immediately remove them and perform hand hygiene.

Should you be wearing gloves… …to answer that phone? Incorrect! You should only wear gloves during the task that requires you to wear gloves. You should only put them on immediately before the task. After the task is complete immediately remove them and perform hand hygiene.

Should you be wearing gloves… …to drink that coffee, tea, latte, hot chocolate, etc? Click on the correct answer:

Should you be wearing gloves… …to drink that coffee, tea, latte, hot chocolate, etc? No, you should only touch food or drink with clean hands. Even though your gloves may look clean they probably aren’t!

Should you be wearing gloves… …when you are at the nurses’ station/reception desk? Click on the correct answer:

Should you be wearing gloves… …when you are at the nurses’ station/reception desk? No, you should only wear gloves during the task that requires you to wear gloves. You must only put them on just before the task and immediately remove them and perform hand hygiene after the task is completed.

Should you be wearing gloves… …when you are entering data on a clip board? Click on the correct answer:

Should you be wearing gloves… …when you are entering data on a clip board? No, you should only wear gloves during the task that requires you to wear gloves. You must immediately remove them and perform hand hygiene after the task is completed.

Should you be wearing gloves… …when getting clean supplies in the middle of a procedure? Click on the correct answer:

Should you be wearing gloves… …when getting clean supplies in the middle of a procedure? No, if you are in the middle of a procedure and you need more or different supplies you must remove your gloves, perform hand hygiene and then go get the supplies. If you still need gloves when you return to the procedure you should put on a new pair.