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May 23, 2008, 01:56 PM

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We wear gloves for labs and wound care or if dealing with copious amounts of secretions. I agree it's not necessary to wear gloves for vitals or bedside assmt, it's de-humanizing. Also, if everyone is doing good hand washing before and after assmt, that is the best protection for us all. We do wipe down our equipment between each pt.

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