When will you don gloves?

When will you don gloves?

• A. During the safety demonstration
• B. After landing
• C. Prior to CARE phase
• D. After deplaning

Answer: (C)

Donning gloves should happen before you start any hands-on care. In this workflow, the CARE phase is the point where patient care activities begin, so putting on gloves prior to that phase ensures your hands are protected from exposure from the very start of care. Wearing gloves during the safety demonstration isn’t necessary since there’s typically no patient contact, and waiting until after landing or after deplaning would leave you unprotected during the actual care tasks, increasing the risk of contamination.

Donning gloves should happen before you start any hands-on care. In this workflow, the CARE phase is the point where patient care activities begin, so putting on gloves prior to that phase ensures your hands are protected from exposure from the very start of care. Wearing gloves during the safety demonstration isn’t necessary since there’s typically no patient contact, and waiting until after landing or after deplaning would leave you unprotected during the actual care tasks, increasing the risk of contamination.