Question

which infection control procedure would be taken by the nurse who has redressed a patients wound and now plans to administer a medication to the patient?
remove gloves and administer the medication.
leave the gloves on to administer the medication.
remove gloves and perform hand hygiene before administering the medication.
leave the medication on the bedside table to avoid having to remove gloves before leaving the patients room.

Explanation:

After redressing a wound, gloves may be contaminated. To prevent cross - contamination when administering medication, gloves should be removed and hand hygiene (such as washing hands or using hand sanitizer) should be performed to reduce the risk of introducing pathogens to the patient during medication administration.

Answer:

C. Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene before administering the medication.