Page 9 - Protocol for seeing Covid 19 Patients for Home Care and Hospice

Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment
 Step 3: Enters home
 Step 4: Pre- Donning
 Step 5: Don Gown
Step 6: Don Goggles or Face
 Place over face and eyes and adjust to
Shield
 Step 7: Don Gloves
 Step 8: Patient Care
Procedure to Doff
Step 1: Doffing Gloves

Step 2: Doffing Goggles and/or
 To remove, handle by head band or
Face Shield
Rev. 3/27/2020
Assess where the patient is located. Maintain 6 feet away from other family members
Ensure patient is wearing a mask. of caregivers unless needed for safety.
Close door if patient is in a separate Ensure patient and CG are aware of how to
room. properly perform hand hygiene.
Perform Hand hygiene Soap and water and scrub for at least 20 seconds
OR use Alcohol- based hand rub
Fully cover torso from neck to knees, Do not make the ties too tight.
arms to end of wrists, and wrap
around the back
Fasten behind neck and waist
Goggles or Face Shield
fit snuggly
Extend glove cuff to cover wrist of the
gown
Proceed with patient care *Utilize patient’s materials if applicable.
Outside of gloves is contaminated!! Do not snap the glove
 Grasp outside of glove with
opposite gloved hand; peel off
 Hold removed gloved in gloved
hand, in a ball
 Slide fingers of ungloved hand
under remaining glove at wrist
and roll down to capture both
gloves.
Discard gloves in garbage bag.
Outside of goggle or face shield is
contaminated.
ear pieces
Place in designated receptacle