Safety & infection control · practice question
Put the steps for putting on personal protective equipment in the correct order.
OrderingEasy
Put the items in the correct order.
- Perform hand hygiene
- Put on the mask or respirator
- Put on gloves, pulled over the gown cuffs
- Put on the gown
- Put on goggles or a face shield
Answer and explanation
Correct answer
1. Perform hand hygiene
2. Put on the gown
3. Put on the mask or respirator
4. Put on goggles or a face shield
5. Put on gloves, pulled over the gown cuffs
Why
Donning goes gown → mask → eye protection → gloves. When removing PPE, the most contaminated items (gloves, then goggles and gown) come off first, and the mask comes off last outside the room, followed by hand hygiene.
References
- CDC, Sequence for Putting On and Removing Personal Protective Equipment
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