Applying sterile gown

Authors: Brikez Yu.

Editor: Rednenko V.V. 

Equipment for the practical skill:

• Sterile gown
• An assistant

Clinical situation:

Order of the skill performance:

Preparatory stage:

Main stage:

• Grasp the sterile gown and step into an area where the gown may be opened without risk of contamination.
• Put both hands into armholes.
• Hold the gown away from the body, and allow it to unfold completely.

• Slip both hands and forearms into armholes and sleeves.
• Keep hands at shoulder level and away from the body.

• If you are open glove donning, pull cuff to thumb level.
• If you are closed glove donning, push the hands to the edge of the cuff.

• An assistant (The circulating nurse) should pull the gown over shoulders, touching only the inside of the gown.

• The circulating nurse should arrange hook and loop fixation.

• The circulating nurse should tie the inner belt of the gown.

• Don gloves (PS - Putting on sterile gloves)
• Grasp the belt card with both hands: separate the left outer belt from the belt card and keep the belt in the left hand

• Hand the belt card to the circulating nurse
• Make a three-fourth turn to the left while the circulating nurse extends the outer belt to its full lenght.

• Retrieve the outer belt by pulling it out of the belt card held by the circulating nurse
• Tie it together with the other outer belt on the left-hand side.

Final stage: