When Do Nurse Aides Need to Wear Gloves? | Infection Control

A nurse aid must wear gloves when:

- Handling blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions

- Performing tasks that could result in contact with blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions

- Cleaning or handling contaminated surfaces or equipment

- Administering medications or providing other patient care activities that could result in exposure to blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions