CL Sterile Gloves Closed

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CHECKLIST PROCEDURE (APPLYING STERILE GLOVES AND GOWN VIA THE CLOSED METHOD)

Action Rationale Able to Unable Initials


perform to and
perform date
Gowning Allows ungloved hands to touch
1. The sterile gown comes only the inside.
folded inside out
2. Grasp the gown inside the Keeps the outside of the gown
neckline, step back, and sterile.
allow it to fall open.
3. Slip both arms into the Prevents the gown from
gown; keep your hands touching nonsterile objects;
inside the sleeves of the allows sterile items to come in
gown contact only with sterile items.
4. The circulating nurse will Prevents any parts of the gown
secure the ties at the neck from touching nonsterile object;
and waist. provides complete coverage of
undergarments.
Closed Gloving Maintain sterility of the gloves.
5. With the hands still inside
the gown sleeves, open the
inner wrapper of the sterile
gloves.
6. With your nondominant Only sterile items come in
sleeved hand, place the contact with each other.
palm of the dominant-hand
glove against the sleeved
palm of the dominant
hand.
7. Grasp the glove cuff with Prevents the hands from
your dominant, sleeved contaminating the sterile glove.
thumb. With your
nondominant hand, turn
the cuff over the end of
dominant hand and gown’s
cuff.
8. While holding the glove Provide a closed sterile method
and gown cuffs securely, for gloving; the glove cuff over
slowly extend the fingers the gown prevents
into the glove. contamination of the operative
field with microorganisms.
9. With the gloved dominant Only sterile items can touch
hand, repeat steps 7 and 8. each other.
10. Interlock gloved fingers Promotes dexterity of gloved
and secure fit. hands.

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