What should be done in the event of sterile gloves becoming contaminated?
“If gloves become contaminated during a procedure, they are removed as quickly as possible, and new gloves are applied. If necessary, if there is a known contamination of the sterile field, that area needs to be readdressed. Either new drapes are applied on top of current drapes, or if the individual needs to regown, that must be taken care of as well.” – TPR “Gloves should be changed as soon as compromise is evident for protection of the surgical site and HCW.” – LS “Contaminated gloves have to be changed. There is some controversy – some say that it’s OK if, for example, a couple of fingers get contaminated. Some clinicians, especially if it’s an emergency procedure, may just put a sterile glove over a contaminated glove. The proper way is to change that glove, and to have the circulating nurse, who is not sterile, remove that glove in such a way that it’s not going to contaminate the gown, and then have the scrub person put a new sterile glove on the surgeon or other sterile team me
