Nutrition, comfort and end of lifeQuestion 465 of 1700
What should you do after you clean the area and before you apply the topical medicine?
- Take off gloves, clean your hands, put on clean gloves
- Apply the medicine with the same gloves you used to clean
- Take off the gloves and apply the medicine with bare hands
- Put a second pair of gloves on top of the first pair
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Correct answer: Take off gloves, clean your hands, put on clean gloves
Clean gloves keep the medicine from becoming contaminated.
Source: Nursing Assistant (Reuter), 6.8: Skills Checklist- Topical Medications
Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026