UPHSL/DJGTMU-ACAD -RDC-10C

06-02-2014-00

UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM LAGUNA

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Student's Name: Villanueva, Nicole P. Rating

Section/Group No.: N3A / Group 4

Inclusive Dates of Clinical Rotation: April 14 and 15, 2021 Affiliating Agency ______

SKILLS RATIONALE
A. Proper Use of Personal Protective
Equipment
1. Preparation of Equipment It is to save time and avoid leaving the
 sterile field or the PPE unattended.
Remove the cover from the isolation cart It is to facilitate the donning of PPE.
if necessary, and set up the work area.
2. Remove your watch and your rings, Watch and jewelry harbors
according to facility policy. microorganisms
3. Perform hand hygiene. To prevent transmission of
microorganisms.
4. Take the gown and allow it to unfold in Full coverage of the arms and body front,
front of you. Put on the gown and from the neck to the mid-thigh or below,
wrap it around the back of your will ensure that clothing and exposed
uniform, making sure it overlaps and areas of the upper body are protected.
completely covers your uniform. Tie
the strings or fasten the snaps or
pressure-sensitive tabs at the neck.
Then tie the waist strings.
5. Place the mask snugly over your nose To provide protection from contact with
and mouth. Secure the ear loops infectious materials from patients and
around your ears or tie the strings at limit potential dissemination of infectious
the middle of the back of your head respiratory secretions from patients with
and neck so the mask won't slip off. If suspected or confirmed infection who are
the mask has a metal strip, squeeze it coughing or sneezing. And it also protects
to fit your nose firmly but comfortably. patients from exposure to infectious
If you wear eyeglasses, tuck the upper respiratory secretions from the mouth and
edge of the mask under the lower nose of the nurse during procedures that
edge of the glasses. require sterile techniques.
6. Choose the eye protection according It protects the mucous membranes in the
to your risk of exposure. Wear a face eyes from blood and other bodily fluids. If
shield for any procedures that may these fluids make contact with the eyes,
involve spraying or splashing of germs in the fluid can enter the body
respiratory secretions or other body through the mucous membranes.
fluids.
7. Select gloves according to your hand A poorly fitting glove can limit the ability
size to make sure they fit securely. to perform the task and may be damaged
easily.
8. Put on the gloves and pull them over It is to secure the gloves and avoid loose
the cuffs of your gown to cover the ends.
edges of the gown's sleeves.
B. Removal of Personal Protective
Equipment
9. Removal of Gloves It is removed first to avoid contaminating
different part of the body or the PPE that
are considered clean.
Grasp outside edge near wrist. Avoid touching the skin of the forearm to
prevent contaminating it.
Peel away from hand, turning gloves Prevents from contaminating the hand
inside out. when removing glove.
Hold in opposite gloved hand. Prevents from contaminating the hand
when removing glove.
Slide ungloved finger under the wrist of It prevents the contamination of gloved
the remaining glove. hand touching ungloved hand.
Peel off from the inside, creating a bag for It prevents the contamination of gloved
both gloves. hand touching ungloved hand.
Discard Properly discard the gloves because it
may carry microorganisms.
10. Remove goggles or face shield. Grasp It is safe to remove the eye protection
ear or head pieces with ungloved after the removal of gloves because the
hands. Lift away from face. Place in ear or head pieces are considered clean.
designated receptacle from disposal. Grasp ear or head pieces to remove it
because the front of the googles and face
shield are considered contaminated.
11. Removal of isolation Gown Isolation gowns should be removed
before leaving the patient care area to
prevent possible contamination of the
environment outside of the patient care
area.
Unfasten ties. Peel gown away from neck It is to avoid contaminating the neck and
and shoulder. shoulders.
It is to avoid touching the outer surface
Turn contaminated outside toward the which is now considered contaminated or
inside. unsterile.
Fold or roll into a bundle. To properly dispose it.
It should be removed outside of the
patient’s room, after the door has been
12. Removing Masks closed.
Remove the mask by the strings because
Untie the bottom, then top. Remove from the center of the mask contains the most
face. Discard. contamination.
It should be removed last and it should be
removed from the face without having
contact from the front of the particulate
respirator because it may be
13. Removing Particulate Respirator contaminated.
It is to minimize exposure because the
mask will still remain intact to the face
Lift the bottom elastic over your head first. when the bottom elastic was removed
Then lift off the top elastic. Discard. first.
14. Perform hand hygiene immediately It is to prevent contamination from
after removing PPE. microorganisms.
Proper disposal of used PPE is a basic
15. Proper disposal of used PPE. protocol in a safety
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