The nurse bathes a patient who has an infection transmitted by the oral-fecal route such as C. diff and notes a small tear in one glove. Which group of interventions does the nurse use for self-protection?
a. Finish the bath, apply fresh gloves, and use hand sanitizer.
b. Continue the bath and change gloves when finished.
c. Apply a new glove over the torn one to finish the bath.
d. Remove the gloves, wash hands, and ap-ply new gloves.
D
For self-protection the nurse interrupts the bath to avoid additional exposure to a potential pa-thogen by removing the gloves, washing both hands with soap and water, and applying fresh gloves for protection against exposure so the nurse can finish the bath. The nurse risks infection by continuing the bath with a portal of entry on the glove. The nurse should perform hand hy-giene before applying fresh gloves. Hand sanitizer is not effective with C. diff. Applying clean gloves over the torn gloves encases the potential pathogens and increases the risk of exposure to the pathogen.
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