Gloves are effective protective barriers from pathogens when caring for patients in isolation. Which patient factor associated with the gloves should the nurse investigate for patients in isola-tion?
a. Patient resistance to therapy
b. Transmission mode of organism
c. Patient potential for latex allergy
d. Virulence of infectious organism
C
The patient potential for latex allergy is the most important patient factor related to using gloves with patients in isolation. Allergic reactions to latex may be triggered even if latex does not touch the patient. Wear unpowdered latex-free gloves. Several alternatives to latex gloves exist. If the patient is allergic to latex, the nurse can use nonlatex gloves to prevent hypersensitivity reactions. Neither virulence nor transmission mode of a pathogen is a patient factor.
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