- Gloves were being used for inappropriate jobs such as making beds - Expensive surgeons' gloves were being used inappropriately, in some instances for procedures such as rectal examination - ...

Medical exam gloves are the first line of defense for clinicians. At some hospitals, nurses and physicians are only given one option for exam gloves. While the hospital may have made this decision ...

Nurses are being urged to “think twice” before putting on examination gloves to help reduce waste and the risk of skin problems. The call comes ahead of the Royal College of Nursing’s Glove Awareness ...

The use of examination gloves in hospitals may present a barrier to hand hygiene, especially among nurses, according to a study cited by Healio.

Glove use in health care settings is a potential barrier to hand hygiene, especially among nurses, according to study findings published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. “Hand ...

Objective The aim of the current study was to assess the puncture resistance and stiffness of nitrile and latex dental examination gloves.

Puncture resistance Specimen preparation Three nitrile dental examination glove types: Safeskin nitrile, Nitratouch nitrile, Microtouch nitrile, and one latex glove type: Microtouch latex were ...

The EZDoff exam glove features an innovative design aimed at reducing the risk of contamination during glove removal. One of its key features is the easy-removal wrist tab.