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!!!