| Preparation |
| Clinical Standards for Procedures and Interventions |
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| Examines the patient's chart to determine the required isolation precautions and identifies the appropriate PPE needed. |
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| Performs hand hygiene. |
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| Gathers necessary equipment and dons equipment prior to entering the room. |
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| N95 Respirator (if required) |
| Dons a respirator for airborne precautions. |
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| Places the respirator on the face with clean hands, avoiding touching the inside of the mask. |
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| Secures a snug fit and adjusts the mask to fit the bridge of the nose. |
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| Performs a fit-check, verifying no leaks are present. |
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| Isolation Gowning |
| Fully covers the torso from neck to knees, arms to the end of wrists, and secures the gown closed. |
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| Applies hair and foot coverings if required. |
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| Eye Protection (if required) |
| Places goggles or a face shield over the face and eyes and adjusts to fit, ensuring full eye coverage. |
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| Gloving |
| Performs hand hygiene with hand sanitizer. |
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| Aseptically applies gloves, extending the gloves to cover the wrist of the isolation gown. |
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| Doffing |
| Removes gloves: The outside of the gloves are contaminated; grasps the outside of one glove with the opposite gloved hand and peels it off; holds the removed glove in the gloved hand; slides fingers of the ungloved hand under the remaining glove at the wrist and removes it. |
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| Removes the gown: The front and sleeves of the gown are contaminated; unfastens the neck and waist ties; removes the gown using a peeling motion, turning it inside out; holds the removed gown away from the body, rolls it into a bundle, and discards it. |
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| Performs hand hygiene: Cleans hands immediately after removing the gown and gloves. |
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| Removes eye protection (if used): Handles by the headband or ear pieces; places in a designated receptacle for reprocessing or disposal. |
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| Removes the mask or respirator: The front of the mask/respirator is contaminated; grasps only the bottom ties or elastics, then the top ties/elastics, and removes; discards in a waste container. |
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| Post-Intervention Management Steps |
| Performs hand hygiene: Cleans hands immediately after removing all PPE. |
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| Post-Intervention Management Steps |
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