Do you put on sterile gloves?

[IsseyM]

I've been precepting with different nurses and notice that when they use Choraprep or Duraprep some will use sterile gloves and some will not. The nurses who don't use sterile gloves told me the their rationale is that they are not touching the end of the applicator that is on the skin, they are only holding the handle. The nurses who do use them tell me all preps require you wear sterile gloves because you have the chance of your unsterile hands contaminating your prep. What do you all do and what is your rationale. Just curious.

[jenni2]

Nothing is ever going to be 100% sterile, you can autoclave instruments and as soon as that flash door is opened and the outside air is introduced they are "contaminated", the same goes with skin, you can not sterilize skin but you can try your best not to willingly add more microbes to the skins surface.

[heather2084, BSN]

i think sterile gloves are a great idea for cholraprep or anything of the like. that way in case you need to hold something, or move something out of the way while prepping, you can do so