Applying Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Performance Checklist

Applying PPE

• Check care plan for direction and client needs. Perform hand hygiene.
• Prepare equipment and supplies.

Apply protective wear in order:

• Apply isolation gown with opening at the back and edges overlapping. Tie gown at the waist and neck.
• Apply mask to fit snugly over mouth and nose. Avoid touching mask while being worn.
• Apply eye protection/face shield if needed.
• Apply gloves with cuffs over the gown cuffs.

Enter client’s room.

• Explain procedure. Provide privacy. Perform procedure.
• Provide for safety and comfort. Tidy area. Restock room as needed with another caregiver handing supplies at the door.

Remove protective equipment in order:

• Untie front strings.
• Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene.
• Untie neck strings.
• Carefully fold arms of gown to wrists, remove gown by rolling into a ball (inside out) and discard.
• Perform hand hygiene.
• Remove mask (first untie bottom mask string) without touching outer mask and then discard.
• Do not remove any equipment from isolation room.
• Perform hand hygiene.
• Document and report pertinent information related to procedure and client.