Sterile technique is more than enough when setting up. As long as you don’t touch anything that will be in direct contact with blood when setting up tubing, syringes, etc., you’re Ok. All the connections are designed to be set-up without touching any mating surfaces. As was discussed previously, gloves are clean, but they aren’t sterile unless they are surgical gloves. Besides, as you are handling packaging, etc., you’re touching stuff. So even wearing gloves, your only protection is sterile technique, not the gloves. I don’t suggest anyone ignore their own training, but really, you don’t need gloves except when cannulating someone else (mostly to protect yourself against their blood), or doing anything where you might come into contact with the person’s blood.
I do everything for myself barehanded, as I was taught. I only keep a box of gloves and masks in the room in case I need my wife to help out with something (such as on the rare occasion when an already taped-up needle site starts to bleed). I don’t absolutely need her help in such cases, but sometimes it’s handy to have another pair of hands.
Pierre