Hello, I work bedside at a hospital with an average of 12-16 patients a night. When I get to work, I wash my hands before and after going to a patient's room. Or if there are two patients to a room I wash my hands, put on gloves, work with the patient, then wash my hands again or use alcohol gel and allow to air dry, then put on a new set of gloves for the next patient. Once I am all done with anything else I need to do in the room and with the patients, I wash my hands again. I haven't gotten sick or felt sick yet, but I usually stick with Zycam when I start feeling sick and continue for a week. Essentially I practice as frequently as I can the standard safety precautions for all infection control. I always use new gloves for each new task and I wear a gown when precautioned to. It also helps to make sure all of your immunizations are up-to-date.