Mentorship: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) protects both the wearer and those around us. Learn about the various types of PPE, as well as when and how to use them. The use of simulations throughout this presentation provide visual examples that reinforce the importance of PPE use.
What resources are included in mentorship?
Personal Protective Equipment Educational Packet
This comprehensive packet gives an in depth background on PPE, PPE simulations, and debriefing discussions. This packet will guide you through a train-the-trainer approach for you to gain the knowledge necessary to train your staff on the importance of PPE.
Personal Protective Equipment Presentation
This presentation is available to guide visual and auditory learners on the background, simulations, and debriefing of the PPE module. This is a complement to the comprehensive packet and details the additional resources listed separately below
Cough Simulation Video
Splashes and sprays from patients happen, but you can protect yourself. Watch the invisible effects as this healthcare worker gets coughed on during the routine collection of a nasopharyngeal swab.
Glove Contamination Video
Gloves provide great protection when used appropriately, but they are not a substitute for hand hygiene. Observe this healthcare worker removing a pair of gloves and the accidental contamination that occurs.
Isolation Gowns-Unrated Cover and AAMI Level 1,2, 3, and 4 Video
Watch this series of isolation gowns be sprayed with water mimicking a bodily fluid spray. The different AAMI levels provide varying levels of protection showing the importance of wearing the appropriate level required for the task.
Correctly Donning and Doffing Gloves Video
Putting on and taking off gloves seems simple, but did you know there is actually a technique to follow? Watch this video on correctly donning and doffing gloves. For a challenge, contaminate the gloves with paint or shaving cream to see if you are taking them off correctly without contaminating yourself.
Personal Protective Equipment-Boot Camp Video
When wearing PPE, it is easy to forget how often we touch items in the patient and healthcare areas and then contaminate ourselves. This simulation discusses the importance of donning and doffing order, as well as points out the risks of contamination to self.