The Truth About Gloving Technique

18. This statement about gloving technique is true:

What is...

a. When gloving another person, always glove the left hand first.

b. The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning gloves

c. Open glove technique is used for initial donning of the sterile gown and gloves.

d. Closed glove technique is used to glove the surgeon or assistant.

Final answer: The only true statement about gloving technique is that the closed glove technique is used to glove surgeons or assistants. The open glove technique isn't limited to the first use of a gown and gloves, there's no requirement to glove another person's left hand first, and fastening a scrub gown at the back isn't a necessity for maintaining sterility.

Explanation: In the medical field, two main types of gloving technique exist: open and closed. Open gloving technique is typically used for nonsurgical procedures or when a person dons a sterile gown and gloves for the first time. Thus, choice c: Open glove technique is used for initial donning of the sterile gown and gloves is not true.

Choice d, Closed glove technique is used to glove the surgeon or assistant is true. In closed gloving, the hands remain within the gown sleeves for putting on the sterile gloves, minimizing the risk of contaminating the sterile field.

When you're gloving another person, there's no hard rule that you must glove the left hand first, so statement a is incorrect. Similarly, the scrub gown doesn't need to be fastened at the back - what's key is that the gown stays sterile, so statement b is also incorrect.