Correct order of removing PPE???

fitnessfreak · Jul 19, 2012

Of what Ive studied.. this is the sequence of removing PPE..

1. Gloves

2. Mask

3. Gown

4. Goggles

5. Wash hands

shar pei · Jul 19, 2012

Of what Ive studied.. this is the sequence of removing PPE..
1. Gloves
2. Mask
3. Gown
4. Goggles
5. Wash hands

Thanks Fitnessfreak!

That also is what studied, and what LaCharity had too. I just had a question on Kaplan that had it different and it totally threw me for a loop! Its too close to my test day for my study material to be playing mind games on me lol

Jessgrl35 · Jul 19, 2012

I am studying this presently, as well. Waiting to see some helpful responses, and I am also finding conflicting information about WHERE the PPE is removed. Inside the room? Outside the room?

gizmo-5 · Jul 19, 2012

take it all off inside the room

youcan · Jul 19, 2012

There is conflicting information on this

oluchika · Jul 19, 2012

Of what Ive studied.. this is the sequence of removing PPE..
1. Gloves
2. Mask
3. Gown
4. Goggles
5. Wash hands

Kaplan has it as gloves, googles, mask, gown, wash hands. I remembered it as working your way down when removing and working your way up when putting on (wash hands, gloves, gown, mask, googles). Now I'm confused.

PNicholas · Jul 19, 2012

Always remove it inside the room...dirtiest to clean. You don't want to touch yourself with extremely dirty gloves. That's how they taught us to remember it. After I think about it like that, I normally can pick my order based on what PPE I might have on in different situations ( droplet, airborne, etc).

oluchika · Jul 19, 2012

Always remove it inside the room...dirtiest to clean. You don't want to touch yourself with extremely dirty gloves. That's how they taught us to remember it. After I think about it like that, I normally can pick my order based on what PPE I might have on in different situations ( droplet, airborne, etc).

Would you mind elaborating? (The order for each type)

fitnessfreak · Jul 19, 2012

Kaplan has it as gloves, googles, mask, gown, wash hands. I remembered it as working your way down when removing and working your way up when putting on (wash hands, gloves, gown, mask, googles). Now I'm confused.

this is what ive studied in saunders book.. it says work your way dirtiest to clean.. idk..

shar pei · Jul 19, 2012

Kaplan has it as gloves, googles, mask, gown, wash hands. I remembered it as working your way down when removing and working your way up when putting on (wash hands, gloves, gown, mask, googles). Now I'm confused.

Ok....I lied lol. I must have read fitnessfreaks wrong. What you have, oluchika, is what i have been following and what i read i LaCharity. I just did a question in Kaplan and on one of the answers they wrote this is how you do it;

waist ties are first untied, then gloves off, then neck ties untied; gown is allowed to fall forward from shoulders, arms are slid out working from the inside, then gown is folded while being held away from body; after gown is discarded, mask is removed and discarded

So this would mean, with this particular PPE, you would do gloves, gown, mask. Where as I would have done gloves, mask, gown....

If anyone has anymore input that would be great! If not, I think Im just going to stick with what i have. I cant immagine that they would give more than 1-3 questions on removing PPE. I hope not anyway!

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jul 20, 2012

This is on the CDC website

http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/pdfs/ppe/ppeposter148.pdf