NCLEX correct order of PPE removal and donning?

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So what I know is...

Wearing ppe in order:

Hand wash

Gown

Mask

Goggles

Gloves

PPE Removal:

Gloves

Goggles

Gown

Mask

Then I was reviewing the Saunders Q & A book and according to it, the right order of removal is:

GLOVES

MASK

GOWN

GOGGLES

Help I'm confused. Which is right for NCLEX???

Thanks!!

You kind of have my curiosity up, I am going to pull out what my fundamental book says.

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According to my nursing fundamentals book, its

GLOVES

GOGGLES

GOWN

MASK

So the same as the cdc. Now that I think about it, every time I leave an isolation room I always remove my gloves first and then compartmentalize my gown. Other then Fundametals labs I have never had to wear a mask or goggles.

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

THe CDC model is what we use in our hospital. You are donning items that are the least restrictive first. When you remove items, you do it in reverse order.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

Yes but what about NCLEX?

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I had the same question and have been thrown off by the contradictory information between the steps according to Perry & Potter's Clinical Nursing Skills and the Saunders Q+ A. However, she also states that the NCLEX will ask you to apply and will never ask you for the order of donning / removing PPE. Unfortunately, most practice tests do have such questions. So I'm still wary.

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this thread reminds me of a clinical episode where I was donning PPE, and prior to leaving the patient's room, I removed the PPE and put it in the trash, like everyone else before me apparently did since it was filled with them. Well I get out, the grad nurse orientating with the patient's nurse tells me I should've disgowned (I don't know if that's a real word...) outside of the room, not inside. I didn't argue with her, so I asked my clinical instructor, and I was told the hospital policy is to disgown while still in the room (which made sense to me, considering all the discarded PPE were in the room) because disgowning outside the room would be bringing the contaminants into the unit.

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These are the applying/removing orders I remembered for nclex and I got every nclex practice question right.

Applying ppe

With your hands in the air, go from bottom to top.

Gown

Mask

Goggles

Gloves

Removing ppe

Go in alphabetical order

Gloves

Goggles

Gown

Mask

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I am just impressed everyone spelling goggle correctly.

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