Sleeves in the OR - page 2

It is almost impossible to prep the patient before or put the dressing on after without the jacket sleeve touching the patient. These are probably the 2 most important times for the nurses' arms to be covered. The solution is long sleeve scrubs which are tight around the arms as Medline makes, or providing underarmour long sleeve tops. These also solve the problem of male nurse's chest hair protruding from the top the of the scrubs. Scrub That Operating Room Jacket: Medline Introduces Industry’s First Long-Sleeved OR Scrub | Medline Industries, Inc.

Considering how many OR personnel reach over the field when opening supplies, wearing a jacket is probably the better evil.