Which situation would NOT require a change of gloves?

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After touching a patient's arm and before touching the same patient's other arm during routine bathing with no wounds or contamination. Gloves do not need to be changed when moving between clean, non-contaminated areas on the same patient during routine care with no wounds or soiling present — such as bathing one arm and then the other. All other options involve moving from a highly contaminated task (wound, toileting, IV catheter) to a clean task or different body area, which requires a glove change to prevent cross-contamination. Standard precautions require changing gloves between contaminated and clean body sites and between different care tasks.