Which technique does the nurse use to remove sterile gloves?
1. Pull first glove down with sterile glove.
2. Reach inside the first glove to pull it off.
3. Pull edge of glove down to create a cuff.
4. Sanitize gloves with antiseptic soap first.
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1. To remove sterile gloves, the nurse pulls the first glove off with the opposite sterile hand and discards the glove; then the nurse inserts a bare finger under the remaining glove to pull it down and inside out. The nurse discards this glove as well.
2. The nurse avoids reaching inside the first glove with a gloved hand to prevent self-contamination.
3. Recreating a cuff is very difficult and risks self-contamination.
4. Sanitizing the gloves is impossible and impractical.
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