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After putting on your gown, turn to face the scrub
nurse again. She or he will hold a sterile glove open for you to slide your
hand into. By convention, the right glove is offered first, and then the
left glove. As the nurse holds the glove out to you, look to see where the
thumb of the glove is, so you can orient your hand properly.
Then push your hand down into the glove while the
tech holds it for you. Once the glove is on, keep it up in front of you in
the "scrubbed" position. The tech will then offer the left glove and you
will put it on the same way. Don't insert your hand violently into the glove
as you may tear it.
After both gloves are on, check to make sure they come high
enough on your wrist to cover the white wrist-band of the gown. If not, pick up
the outside of the glove and pull it higher on the gown so the white is
completely covered.
The final step in putting on a gown is "turning." Turning is
only done after you have your sterile gloves on. On the front of your gown, at
waist level, is a flap that has been tied in place. You or the scrub tech will
untie the flap and you will then turn a full circle while the tech holds onto
the end of the flap. This will wrap your back with the sterile gown's flap.
After "turning" you are sterile on all sides. Take the flap from the scrub tech
and tie it back into your gown. You are ready for surgery.
Next:
Removing Gown and Gloves
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