Use The Right Type Of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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On day 3 of the Protect Your Patients, Protect Yourself challenge our focus is personal protective equipment (PPE).
Selecting the right type of PPE at the right time prevents the spread of germs in health care facilities. But it’s easy to disregard or forget that not all PPE is the right PPE, depending on your circumstances.
There are multiple factors that influence which PPE to choose, including:
To freshen up on your knowledge of PPE selection, browse these resources:
How is the challenge going so far? Share with us in the challenge update thread here, in our private Facebook group, or on Twitter, or Instagram (tag us with #healthynurse!).
Find this helpful? Use the social media links on the left side of your page to share it with a nurse and invite them to join Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation!
Missed day 2? Catch up here. Join us on day 4.
Selecting the right type of PPE at the right time prevents the spread of germs in health care facilities. But it’s easy to disregard or forget that not all PPE is the right PPE, depending on your circumstances.
There are multiple factors that influence which PPE to choose, including:
- Type of exposure anticipated: Consider the possibility of touch, splashes, or sprays, as well as huge amounts of blood or bodily fluids that could permeate the PPE garment.
- Category of isolation precautions: For example, are there droplet precautions?
- Durability and appropriateness for the task: Is the gown/apron fluid resistant, fluid-proof, or neither?
- Fit: Is the garment too small? Does it cover/protect the areas of your body that it should?
To freshen up on your knowledge of PPE selection, browse these resources:
- CDC Healthcare Respiratory Protection Resources
- Sequence for Putting on and Removing Personal Protective Equipment
- PPE: Coaching and Training Frontline Health Care Professionals
- Project Firstline On-The-Go Resources (filter for PPE)
How is the challenge going so far? Share with us in the challenge update thread here, in our private Facebook group, or on Twitter, or Instagram (tag us with #healthynurse!).
Find this helpful? Use the social media links on the left side of your page to share it with a nurse and invite them to join Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation!
Missed day 2? Catch up here. Join us on day 4.
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06/22/2023 12:53pm CDT
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