Editing Infection Control and Safety – LPN Flashcards (section)

== PPE and Sterile Technique ==

;What is the order for '''putting on''' PPE?
:Hand hygiene, then '''gown, mask or respirator, goggles or face shield, gloves last''', pulling the gloves over the gown cuffs.
;What is the order for '''taking off''' PPE?
:'''Gloves, goggles or face shield, gown, mask or respirator''', then hand hygiene. Remove everything before leaving the room '''except the respirator, which comes off after you exit'''.
;How are gloves removed safely?
:Grasp the '''outside''' of one glove at the palm and peel it off, hold it in the gloved hand, slide '''ungloved fingers under''' the cuff of the second glove, and peel it off over the first. Discard and perform hand hygiene.
;What is the difference between clean technique and sterile technique?
:'''Clean (medical asepsis) reduces''' the number of organisms; '''sterile (surgical asepsis) removes all''' organisms including spores. Sterile technique is used for urinary catheter insertion, tracheostomy care, and fresh surgical wound dressings.
;Name four rules for keeping a sterile field sterile.
:The outer '''1-inch border is contaminated'''; keep sterile items '''above the waist and in view'''; '''never turn your back or reach across''' the field; and '''any wetness contaminates''' the field. Open the first flap of a package away from you and never leave the field unattended.