Hand disinfection is as much about the caring for the hands and maintaining a healthy skin balance as it is about the elimination of pathogens for one directly affects the other. The burning sensation of ruptured skin surfaces disincentives staff from disinfecting their hands. Disinfection and care you can't have one without the other. Wearing the proper type of gloves according to the specific needs of the task to be performed constitutes one basic form of infection prevention. However, it does not by any means eliminate the need for the use of disinfectants or after care.