Cleaning maintains dentures and oral hygiene. Plaque can accumulate on dentures and can promote oropharyngeal colonization of pathogens (Yoon&Steele,2007)
This prevent drying and cracking of lips.
Promotes patient comfort and safety. Removing gloves properly reduces the risk for infection transmission and contamination of other items.
Removing PPE properly reduces the risk for infection transmission and contamination of other items. Hand hygiene prevents the spread of microorganisms.