Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

What is the first step in putting on PPE?

• Put on the gown

• Put on the mask or respirator

• Put on the goggles or face shield

• Put on the gloves

How should the mask or respirator be fitted?

• Secure ties or elastic bands at middle of head and neck

• Fit flexible band to nose bridge

• Fit snug to face and below chin

• All of the above

What is the correct sequence for removing PPE?

• Gloves, goggles or face shield, gown, mask or respirator

• Gown and gloves, goggles or face shield, mask or respirator

• Goggles or face shield, gown, mask or respirator, gloves

• Gown, mask or respirator, goggles or face shield, gloves

When should hand hygiene be performed after removing PPE?

• Immediately after removing all PPE

• Between steps if hands become contaminated

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Match the following disease to the correct PPE to wear in the room

• Contact - gown and gloves

• C. diff

• Airborne - N95 mask, gown, gloves, eye p

• TB

• Protective - mask, gown, gloves

• Neutropenia

• Droplet - mask, gown, gloves, maybe eye

• Pneumonia

• Contact (enteric) - gown and gloves

• VRE