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What is PPE?
personal protective equipment
When should you wear PPE?
- Wear PPE when the anticipated patient interaction indicates that contact with blood or bodily fluids may occur.
- Wear gloves when it is likely
that you will touch blood, bodily fluids, secretions, excretions, nonintact skin, mucous membranes, or contaminated items or surfaces.
What to do between patient, and when you move from a contaminated surface to a clean one
Remove your gloves and perform hand hygiene
What do you do after removing all PPE?
Wash hands or use an alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) immediately
Where to place patients who require airborne isolation?
in a negative-pressure airborne infection isolation room (AIIR).
When there is a risk of excessive soiling?
wear a gown that is impervious to moisture.
Protect fellow health care workers from exposure to infectious agents through?
proper use and disposal of equipment.
When wearing PPE, what do you put on first?
Gown first, then mask and goggles, gloves last
Before wearing a respirator?
medical evaluation and fit testing are required
Which personal protective equipment (PPE) will the nurse wear if there is a risk of a blood splash when caring for a patient?
A. Gown
B. Gown and gloves
C. Gown, gloves, and mask
D. Gown, gloves, mask, and eye protection
D. Gown, gloves, mask, and eye protection
What will the nurse do first when preparing to apply personal protective equipment (PPE) before caring for a patient in isolation?
A. Perform hand hygiene
B. Put on the gown
C. Put on clean gloves
D. Apply eyewear
A. Perform hand hygiene
The nurse is discussing the guidelines for proper use of PPE by nursing assistive personnel (NAP). Which statement made by the NAP requires follow-up by the nurse?
A. "When in doubt, I wear gloves."
B. "I really dislike wearing a mask, so it's the first thing I take
off."
C. "I always do hand hygiene when entering and leaving a patient's room."
D. "I wear a mask whenever I am caring for a patient who's coughing."
B. "I really dislike wearing a mask, so it's the first thing I take off."
When removing a gown worn as personal protective equipment (PPE) while caring for a patient in isolation, why does the nurse avoid touching the outside of the gown?
A. To ensure
that the gown can be reused
B. To protect the nurse's uniform
C. To prevent touching contaminated material with unprotected hands
D. To fold the gown correctly for reuse by the same nurse
C. To prevent touching contaminated material with unprotected hands
When delegating patient care that requires nursing assistive personnel (NAP) to use personal protective equipment (PPE), it is necessary for the nurse to do what first?
A. Discuss what equipment and supplies to bring to the patient's room
B. Document that the care was delegated to the NAP
C. Review the patient's need for a specific isolation precaution
D. Observe the NAP donning the appropriate PPE
C. Review the patient's need for a specific isolation precaution
Rationale: A first action the nurse will do is review with the assistive nursing personnel (NAP) the patient need for a specific isolation precaution and the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE).
What do you do if the nurse or patient is allergic to latex, is at high risk for latex allergy, or has a suspected sensitivity to latex?
Choose latex-free or synthetic gloves
What indicates previous contamination by water on sterile glove packaging?
Signs of water stains on the package
There is less chance of contamination if?
You wear the correct glove size
Which hand do you glove first in sterile gloving?
Your dominant hand
Which action would the nurse perform first when preparing to apply sterile gloves?
A. Perform hand
hygiene.
B. Place the package on a stable, flat surface.
C. Assess the glove packaging for wetness or tears.
D. Open the outer packaging.
C. Assess the glove packaging for wetness or tears.
When are sterile nonlatex gloves recommended for a sterile procedure?
A. When there is a possible sensitivity issue
B. When the staff member prefers them
C. When latex gloves are not conveniently
available
D. When the patient prefers them
A. When there is a possible sensitivity issue
What is the most important step the nurse can take to minimize the risk of tearing a sterile glove when applying it to the hands?
A. Using powdered sterile gloves
B. Keeping the fingernails trimmed and smoothly filed
C. Selecting the proper glove size
D. Drying the hands thoroughly before applying the
gloves
C. Selecting the proper glove size
After applying sterile gloves, the patient states she is uncomfortable and would like to move to her left side. What is the best way for the nurse to keep the gloves sterile while waiting for nursing assistive personnel (NAP) to position the patient for a sterile dressing change?
A. Interlocking the fingers and keeping the hands above waist level
B. Keeping the
arms at the sides, with elbows bent and gloved hands pointing up
C. Leaving the room momentarily
D. Stepping back from the bedside where NAP are working
A. Interlocking the fingers and keeping the hands above waist level
Which protocol does not vary among institutions?
A. Acceptability of wearing artificial nails in patient care areas
B. Use of impervious transparent dressings to cover open
lesions on nurse's hands during sterile procedures
C. Use of sterile gloves for sterile procedures
D. Sterile gloves are only available in "one size fits all"
C. Use of sterile gloves for sterile procedures
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