MLSP W2 LABORATORY III.

DONNING and DOFFING of PPE

HANDWASHING, PROPER DONNING & Donning of PPE

DOFFING of PPE 1. Gown should be worn first

I. HAND HYGIENE 2. Mask should be worn next.

1. Handwashing and use of Alcohol-Based Sanitizers 3. Gloves should be worn last.

2. Alcohol-based sanitizers are for when your hands are Note: Goggles, Respirators, Face Shields are worn after
not visibly contaminated : the mask, but before the gloves. Gloves are always
worn last.
- Spread sanitizer over cleansing area
Doffing of PPE
- Rub space between fingers
1. Gloves should be removed first
- Continue until alcohol runs dry
2. Gown should be removed next. Gown should be
1. Handwashing:
removed from the shoulders toward the hand.
a) Antimicrobial Soap
3. Mask should be removed last. Remove the mask by
b) Paper Towels holding only the string.

c) Running Water Note: Goggles, Respirators, Face Shields are removed

after the gloves.
d) Waste Container

Note: Remove any jewelry in the hands,

wrists, and fingers.

Stand a few inches in front of the sink

2. Turn on faucet; place hands in running water

3. Use soap and work up lather

4. Scrub for at least 15 seconds. Make sure all surfaces

are scrubbed, esp. in-between fingers and knuckles

II. SOILED GLOVE REMOVAL

Proper Removal of Gloves

1. The wrist part of one glove is grasped by the opposite

hand

2. The glove is pulled inside-out and off the hand

3. The removed glove is placed in the gloved hand.

The fingers of the non-gloved hand are slipped under

the wrist of the remaining glove; do not touch the
exterior surface

4. The second glove is pulled out

5. The gloves must be thrown in the appropriate waste

container