gloves to spike a bag

[vickynurse]

Hello,

I've come to the experts to clarify something I heard the other day. I was told that starting now, a nurse must wear exam gloves to spike any kind of bag: IV, IVPB, CBI, etc. This applies to infusions per any device, peripheral or central. What do you think? I can't find anything in the literature about this, so am in a quandry.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

[dknunges]

I have been a IV nurse (CRNI) for > 17 years and have never heard of such a thing. It certainly is not supported by INS Standards of Practice.

[steelcityrn, RN]

I have not heard of this either, nor have I use gloves to spike unless it was a chemotheraputic agent.