Dr. Boxerman is always careful to mask and glove and will even wear a mask when a patient is actively coughing. I'm more compulsive than some. She said she has seen colleagues abandon gloves during sensitive procedures, and she understands why. Frankly, it's a lot easier to feel a vein and do procedures without gloves. Even so, she takes a different approach.
Some people remove their gloves.
I just miss. Listen to other staff members, particularly nurses. They're very well-versed in safety procedures. Don't do a procedure if you are not comfortable. If you're not expecting a certain amount of bleeding during a particular procedure, for example, it's easy to grab for a gauze pad while you have a needle in your hand and jab yourself or someone else.