PPE (U1)

Question 1

What is PPE?

Answer 1

Personal protective equipment, meant to minimize risk of exposure
- Always perform hand hygiene before and after donning/doffing PPE

Question 2

How do you know what PPE to wear?

Answer 2

Knowing the type of exposure anticipated and the disease (known/unknown)
- Goal is task specific

Question 3

What are the task specific PPE?

Answer 3

Contact, droplet, airborne and contact, airborne, droplet and contact

Question 4

PPE for contact precautions?

Answer 4

Gown and gloves

Question 5

PPE for droplet precautions?

Answer 5

Masks with face shield

Question 6

PPE for airborne precautions?

Answer 6

N95 respirator and eye protection

Question 7

PPE for airborne and contact precautions?

Answer 7

N95 respirator, eye protections, gown and gloves

Question 8

PPE for droplet and contact precautions?

Answer 8

Gown, gloves, mask and eye shield

Question 9

Order of donning PPE?

Answer 9

Gown, mask/respirator, goggles/face shield, gloves

Question 10

What is the N95 fit check?

Answer 10

It is done to make sure the N95 seals around a HCP’s face

Question 11

What are the two tests for an N95 fit check?

Answer 11

Positive pressure seal check
- Gently exhale to see if face piece bulges slightly

Negative pressure seal check
- Take a quick, deep breath to see if facepiece collapses slightly

Question 12

Order of doffing PPE?

Answer 12

Gloves, goggles/face shield, gown, mask/respirator

Question 13

Where to remove PPE?

Answer 13

At the doorway before leaving patient’s room
- Remove respirator outside of room with door closed
- Depends on the type of PPE worn and category of isolation patient is in