The patient didn't seem to understand or really care that the nurse wasn't wearing gloves when taking his blood glucose level. I asked the nurse if he would wash his hands before continuing with the head-to-toe assessment. The nurse paused, stared at me, and then went to the sink to wash her hands. I was observing his hand washing technique and noticed that he only washed his hands for less than 10 seconds. The nurse quickly scrubbed his hands without thoroughly cleaning between his fingers or under his nail beds. I asked the nurse how long you should wash your hands in the hospital. The nurse told me about 10 seconds and didn't really seem to know how long. Unfortunately, no other nurses or healthcare workers saw him wash his hands. If I were to estimate how others would feel, I'm sure they would be disappointed and take the initiative to show the nurse the correct way to wash their hands. When I asked the nurse why she didn't wear gloves during the blood glucose test, the nurse told me, "I made a mistake and forgot to wear gloves... don't do what I did." at that time." situation." The nurse seemed to be aware of this