Properly Remove Nitrile Gloves
Nitrile gloves are the most common type of glove used in the medical field. They are cheap, disposable and essential for any one who is at risk of coming in contact with a patient's bodily fluids. This guide will show you step-by-step how to remove Nitrile gloves in a way that maintains body substance isolation.
Contents
Steps
- Grip the cuff of one glove with the opposite hand. Pinch the glove on the inside of the wrist and use your thumb, forefinger and middle finger for best dexterity. Make sure you are touching only the outside of the glove you're taking off.
- Pull the cuff outwards, stretching the material. Roll the material onto the middle and forefinger, then hook your thumb into the cuff.
- Pull the glove straight off of your hand, stopping just before the finger tips. The glove should now be inside out with your fingers still covered up to approximately the first knuckle on your middle finger.
- Grab the inside out glove with your remaining gloved hand, and ball it in you fist. The removed glove should not be visible in your hand.
- Hook your fingers under the remaining cuff and pull out and up. This should stretch the material.
- Roll gloved fist downwards towards the wrist while pulling the material with your other hand. This should cause your gloved hand to be enveloped by the stretched out material.
- Keep pulling the glove until it is completely off your hand. You should be left with two gloves in a ball inside out.
- Dispose of them properly. If the gloves are covered with any toxic or bio- hazardous material, dispose of gloves in the same way you would that material. If gloves are not contaminated dispose of in garbage or nitrile glove recycling bin.
- Wash hands after each use.
Tips
- Practice with clean gloves.
- Moisturize hands often to prevent irritation and red, itchy skin
- Use your dominant hand to pull off the first glove.
Warnings
- Never reuse gloves.
