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While drawing blood if there is no visable blood on gloves would it be ok if i don't wash hands after glove removal or it is necessary to wash hands?
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Wash your hands: While you may be correct that there is no soilage on your hands, universal precautions dictate that you wash your hands after patient contact, even if you have worn gloves. For one thing, there can be micro-contamination. More importantly, we should always wash before each patient contact, and after each patient contact. This is how we keep ourselves and our patients healthy, avoid germ spread.
Answered 10/29/2014
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Wash your hands: No visible blood does not mean that your gloves were completely protective. You should wash your hands.
Answered 5/17/2013
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