The nurse is preparing to complete a sterile procedure and has to put sterile gloves on for the procedure. What is the proper sequence of steps for putting on the sterile gloves on by the nurse?
1 . Grasp the glove for the dominant hand using the nondominant hand, touching only the inside upper surface of the glove's cuff.
2 . Open the outer package of the sterile gloves on a clean, dry, flat surface.
3 . Insert the fingers of the sterile gloved hand between the cuff and the glove to put on the second glove.
4 . Insert the dominant hand into the glove, placing the thumb and fingers in the appropriate openings.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 2, 1, 4, 3
C) 3, 4, 2, 1
D) 4, 3, 1, 2
B
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Open the outer package of the sterile gloves on a clean, dry, flat surface. Grasp the glove for the dominant hand using the nondominant hand, touching only the inside upper surface of the glove's cuff. Insert the dominant hand into the glove, placing the thumb and fingers in the appropriate openings. Insert the fingers of the sterile gloved hand between the cuff and the glove to put on the second glove.
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