The nurse is preparing to put on sterile gloves. What should the nurse do to begin this procedure?
a. Pull the first glove up and over the non-dominant hand.
b. Place the fingers of the dominant hand under the cuff of the first glove.
c. Let the cuff of the glove roll up over the hand for more coverage.
d. Hold the inside surface of the first glove to pull over the hand.
D
To begin donning sterile gloves, the nurse slips the fingers of the nondominant hand into the glove to lift it and pull it over the dominant hand. As long as the cuff does not roll up and the glove remains intact, the exterior of the glove remains sterile.
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