title: Your hand in glove selection.
abstract: Supplies that are purchased for facility-wide use can have a sizeable impact on a hospital's bottom line as well as patient and employee safety. Here, review how to maximize your purchasing power when selecting medical gloves.
authors.affiliation: Regent Medical, Norcross, Ga., USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Badger
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004869:Equipment Safety; D017575:Gloves, Protective / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013718:Tensile Strength