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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT EDUCATION
Amanda Turck, SCSU Capstone StudentSpring 2015
Objectives
Define standard precautions
Define contact precautions
Define airborne precautions
Define droplet precautions
List order in which to don PPE
List order in which to remove PPE
Standard Precautions
Basic level of infection control that should be used in
the care of all patients all of the time.
PPE to include:
Hand hygiene
Sanitizer
Soap and water
Gloves
Example: Use whenever entering patient rooms
knowing coming into contact with bodily fluids is
possible.
Contact Precautions
Use in the care of patients known or suspected to
have a serious illness transmitted by direct patient
contact or by indirect contact with items in the
patient’s environment
PPE to include:
Gloves
Gown
Hand Hygiene
Note: Enteric precautions you HAVE to wash with soap and
water
Example: Patient with C. Diff
Droplet Precautions
Droplets may contain microorganisms and generally travel no more than 3
feet from the patient.
Droplets can be deposited on the patient’s nasal mucosa, conjunctivae, or
mouth
Droplets can be generated from the patient during coughing, sneezing, or
talking
PPE to include:
Hand hygiene
Gloves
Mask
Gown
Goggles
Example: Patient with Influenza, Pertussis, or Diptheria
Airborne Precautions
Required to protect against airborne transmission of
infectious agents
Apply to patients known or suspected to be infected with
microorganisms transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei
PPE to include:
Hand hygiene
Gloves
Gown
N95 mask or Respirator
Example: Patient with TB, Measles, Chickenpox, or SARS
Donning PPE
Order to put on PPE:
1. Hand Hygiene
2. Gown
3. Mask
4. Goggles
5. Gloves
Removing PPE
Order to remove PPE:
1. Gloves
2. Goggles
3. Gown
4. Mask
5. Hand Hygiene
Let’s See What You’ve Learned!
What is included in contact precautions?
(Select all that apply)
A. Goggles
B. Hand hygiene
C. Gloves
D. Mask
E. Gown
Correct answer: B, C & E
Question 2
What PPE is used for airborne precautions?
(Select all that apply)
A. Gown
B. Gloves
C. N95 mask/respirator
D. Goggles
E. Hand hygiene
Correct answer: A, B, C & E
Question 3
Your patient has influenza. What type of
precautions do you use?
A. Droplet
B. Contact
C. Airborne
Correct answer: A
Question 4
What is included in standard precautions?
(Select all that apply)
A. Gown
B. Goggles
C. Gloves
D. Mask
E. Hand hygiene
Correct answer: C & E
Question 5
Place the following in order, with 1 being the
first to do and 5 being the last to do after
leaving a patient’s room with precautions.
Remove goggles
Remove gloves
Perform hand hygiene
Remove gown
Remove mask
Correct answer: 2, 1, 5, 3, 4
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(2014). Protecting healthcare personnel.
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/prevent/ppe.html
Minnesota Department of Health. (2014).
Precautions. Retrieved from
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dt
opics/infectioncontrol/pre/standard.html
THANK YOU!!!