Study finds hand washing before gloving hinders adherence

Putting on gloves without first washing the hands in a healthcare setting could be as safe as current strategies which require hand-washing before donning gloves, according to a new study.And current guidelines could actually be having an adverse effect on hand hygiene adherence claim the authors of the study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Most healthcare policies decree that healthcare staff should first wash their hands before putting on gloves. US rese