DONNING & DOFFING OF PPE Flashcards
are products intended to protect the wearer against germs and viruses.
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
For _____, proper use of PPE can minimize germ spreading, reduce the risk of infection in healthcare providers and prevent dangerous exposure to other patients.
medical purposes
The ______ states that “when used properly,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)acts as a barrier between infectious materials such as viral and bacterial contaminants and your skin, mouth, nose, or eyes.”
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
refers to how you put on and remove PPE.
DONNING VS DOFFING
facilitates the correct application of PPE.
Donning process
ensure safe removal after the wearer has concluded an encounter with potential contaminants.
Doffing procedures
PPE ITEMS: (7)
-Goggles
-Face shield
-Medical protecting coverall w/ hood
-N95/Respirator mask
-Double disposable gloves
-Legs cover waterproof boots
-Shoe covers
Additional PPEs for certain cases : (4)
-Surgical Cap or Head Cover
-Shoe Cover
-Apron
-Coverall
used during surgery and outbreaks of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) or Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
Surgical Cap or Head Cover
used in the surgical area and prevent contamination of shoes with blood and body fluids.
Shoe Cover
used together with a gown that is not fluid resistant.
Apron
used for highly infectious disease (e.g. VHF or EVD)
Coverall
GENERAL SAFE-WORK PRACTICES (DONNING OF PPE)
Don PPE ____ patient contact and generally ____ entering the patient room. Once it is on, use PPE carefully to avoid _____.
before; contamination
Keep your hands ___ from the face.
away
Work from ___ to ___.
clean to dirty
Avoid touching areas in the ______.
patient’s room
Change PPE when ____ or _____.
torn or contaminated
Donning Procedures: (7)
- Perform hand hygiene
- Don shoe cover
- Don the gown
- Don the mask
- Don goggle or face shield
- Don bonnet
- Don gloves
Wash hands with ___ and ____, or use an ___ sanitizer.
soap and water; alcohol-based
Don your shoe covers. Make sure that ____ of the foot are covered and the shoe covers are snug over your ___ and ___.
all areas; ankle and calf
Fully cover torso from ____ to ___, ___ to the end of ____, and wrap around the ___ with gown.
neck to knees, arms to the end of wrists and wrap around the back
Secure elastic bands in the _____. Fit flexible band to the _____. Fit snug to ____ and below the ____.
middle of the head and back; nose bridge; face and below the chin
Place google or face shield over ___ and ___ and adjust to fit.
face and eyes
Ensure the hair cap is secure and all hair is protected ___.
inside
Extend to cover the ___ of ____ isolation gloves
wrist; 2
GENERAL SAFE-WORK PRACTICES (DOFFING OF PPE)
Remove all PPE except _____ at patient’s ____ or ____. Remove ____ outside of room after _______. If hands become contaminated during PPE removal, stop and perform _____, and then produced with PPE removal.
respirator mask = at patient’s doorway or anteroom; mask = closing the patient’s door; hand hygiene
Doffing Procedures: (8)
- Doff shoe cover
- Perform hand hygiene
- Doff the face shield
- Doff the gown together with clean gloves
- Doff bonnet
- Doff goggle or face shield
- Don the mask
- Perform hand hygiene
Grasp the outside of the shoe cover and pull ___ toward your ____. Then, ___ the shoe cover over your ____, pull it off your foot, and dispose of it correctly.
down = ankle; lift = heel
Remove first layer of ___ and sanitize hands with _____.
gloves; alcohol-based sanitizer
Remove face shield by its ___.
side
Unfasten gown ties and pull gown away from ___ and ____, touching ____ of gown only. Turn gown ____, and ___ into a ____ a discard in a waste container.
neck and shoulders = inside; inside out; roll into a bundle
Remove bonnet from ___ to ___, make sure not to touch the ____ layer of the bonnet.
inner back to front; outside
Remove goggles or face shield from the back by ____ headband or earpiece.
lifting
Grasp the ____ of the mask, and remove without touching the ___. Discard after use.
elastics; front
