Gloves are required for which activities?

• A. Feeding
• B. Dressing
• C. Peri care, cath care, emptying urine bag, mouth care, denture care, and bedpan
• D. None of the above

Answer: (C)

Wearing gloves is essential whenever there is exposure to body fluids or contact with mucous membranes, to protect both you and the resident. The activities listed—peri care, catheter care, emptying a urine bag, mouth care, denture care, and using a bedpan—always involve contact with urine, stool, saliva, or oral/mucous membranes, so gloves are necessary to prevent contamination and cross-infection.

Feeding and dressing are typically performed with standard hand hygiene and do not routinely require gloves unless there is a specific risk of exposure to body fluids or contaminated materials. That’s why the set that includes peri care, catheter care, urine bag, mouth care, denture care, and bedpan is the correct choice. Always follow your facility’s policies, but the principle is clear: gloves are used for procedures with potential contact with body fluids.