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This type of PPE is worn on the hands to prevent contact with blood, body fluids, and contaminated surfaces.
What are gloves?
This environmental control prevents contaminated air from flowing from a patient's room into surrounding areas.
What is a negative pressure?
Healthcare workers should wear this PPE item when entering the room of a patient on Droplet Precautions.
What is a surgical mask?
These precautions are used for infections spread through direct contact with a patient or contaminated surfaces.
This term refers to the safe removal of personal protective equipment after patient care.
What is doffing?
This type of respirator filters at least 95% of airborne particles and is commonly used for Airborne Precautions.
What is a N95 respirator?
Patients requiring Airborne Precautions should be placed in this type of specialized room with negative air pressure.
What is an Airborne Infection Isolation Room (AIIR)?
These precautions are used for infections spread through respiratory droplets generated by coughing, sneezing, or talking.
What are Droplet Precautions?
This PPE item is always required when entering a room for a patient on Contact Precautions.
What are gowns and gloves?
When removing a mask, you should handle these rather than touching the front of the mask.
What are ties, loops, or straps?
This protective garment covers clothing and skin to prevent contamination during patient care.
What is a gown?
These precautions are required for diseases that spread through tiny particles that can remain suspended in the air for long periods.
What are Airborne Precautions?
Patients with this common seasonal respiratory illness are often placed on Droplet Precautions.
What is influenza?
This organism is a common reason for Contact Special Precautions in healthcare facilities and causes severe diarrhea.
What is C. difficile (and B. anthracis)?
This common doffing error can lead to contamination of healthcare worker.
What is touching contaminated PPE surfaces?
This PPE protects the eyes from splashes, sprays, and infectious materials.
What is a face masks or eye protection?
Tuberculosis, measles, and chickenpox are diseases that require these transmission-based precautions.
What are Airborne Precautions?
Unlike airborne transmission, these infectious particles are larger and do not remain suspended in the air for long periods.
What are respiratory droplets?
For patients with C. diff, soap and water are preferred over alcohol-based hand sanitizer for this infection prevention practice.
What is handwashing?
This CDC-recommended step may be performed multiple times during the doffing process if hands become contaminated.
What is hand hygiene?
Hand hygiene, gown, mask or respirator, goggles or face shield, perform hand hygiene, gloves.
What is sequence for donning PPE?
Room hold time for Airborne Infection Isolation Room/Negative Pressure Room/OR
What is 30 minutes prior to terminal cleaning?
Influenza, pertussis, and meningococcal meningitis commonly require these transmission-based precautions.
What are Droplet Precautions?
Patients with MRSA or VRE may require these transmission-based precautions.
What are Contact Precautions?
According to best practice, PPE should be removed before crossing this boundary to prevent environmental contamination.
What is the patient room exit or doorway?