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WorksheetsAllied PPE study guide
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 24mins
What should you do before donning PPE?
Select the appropriate PPE based on the infectious agent
Check the patient's temperature
Wash the patient's hands
Disinfect the room
What is the first step in donning PPE?
Put on the gown
Put on gloves
Put on the face shield
Put on the mask
How should you secure the gown?
By using Velcro straps
By tying the ties in the back
By using safety pins
By using adhesive tape
What should you do after donning a face mask with ear loops?
Disinfect the mask
Remove the mask
Mold the nose piece with fingertips
Adjust the straps
What is the correct way to perform a seal test on an N95 respirator?
Press the respirator against your face
Shake the respirator
Blow air into the respirator
Place both hands over the respirator and take a sharp breath in
What should you do if air is leaking around the nose piece of the respirator?
Remove the respirator
Tighten the straps
Replace the respirator
Rebuild the nose piece with both hands
What is the last step in donning PPE?
Put on the gown
Put on the gloves
Put on the face shield
Put on the mask
What is the first step in doffing PPE?
Remove the mask
Remove the gloves
Remove the face shield
Remove the gown
How should you remove the gloves?
By grabbing the cuff and peeling it off inside out
By cutting them off
By shaking them off
By pulling them off with your teeth
When should you remove the respirator?
Outside the patient care area
Before removing the gown
Inside the patient care area
Before removing the gloves
When should masks and eyewear be worn for procedures?
After gloves and before gowns
After gowns and before gloves
Before gowns and after gloves
Before gloves and after gowns
What should be done if a mask gets wet or is worn for more than 30 minutes?
Reuse the same mask
Discard or replace with a new mask
Wash and reuse the mask
Share the mask with a colleague
When are eyewear required to be worn?
When handling contaminated items
When cleaning environmental surfaces
When caring for patients with highly infectious disease
All of the above
What should be done if other protective equipment is required along with gloves?
Wear gloves outside the patient's room
Put on gloves first
Put on gloves last
Do not wear gloves
When should gloves be changed?
At the end of the day
Every hour
After 3 visits
Between visits
What should be done with gloves after use?
Wash and reuse
Change between visits
Wear outside the patient's room
Never wash and reuse
What can washing gloves do to them?
Make them more effective
Create holes and make them ineffective
Make them last longer
None of the above
Where should PPE, including gloves, be removed?
Before leaving the patient care area
In the hallways
Outside the patient's room
After leaving the hospital
What is the purpose of wearing masks and eyewear for procedures?
To keep the face warm
To protect against splashes or sprays of blood or bodily fluids
To avoid wearing gowns
To look professional
What is the proper protocol for wearing and disposing of masks and eyewear?
Wear for as long as possible
Wear once and then discard into biohazardous waste containers
Reuse for a week and then discard
Share with colleagues
How does pandemics affect CDC guidelines for conserving supplies?
It increases the supply of masks and protective supplies
It has no impact on healthcare workers
It leads to specific steps for conserving supplies
It does not affect the guidelines
What is the best practice for donning non-sterile gloves as PPE?
Apply before cleansing hands
Apply after cleansing hands
Wear without cleansing hands
Never replace cleansing hands
When should non-sterile gloves be worn?
When performing patient care that may expose to potentially infectious bodily fluids
When contacting blood or other bodily fluids
None of the above
Both A and B
What should be done with non-sterile gloves after use?
Change between visits
Wash and reuse
Never wash and reuse
Wear outside the patient's room
What should be done if gloves are washed?
They should be shared with colleagues
They should be reused
They should be discarded
They become more effective
Which PPE would NOT be used by medical staff to keep themselves protected from pathogens?
Gloves
Hard Hat
Face Mask
Gown covering clothing
Gloves should be removed and changed anytime they may have been contaminated or damaged.
True, if you don't remove them you can contaminate something else.
False, gloves can be reused if they are rinsed off.
A surgical mask should be worn with...
the colored side facing out.
the colored side against your nose and mouth.
your nose sticking out the top.
it doesn't really matter how you wear it, as long as it's on.
How long should you wash your hands?
10 seconds
at least 20 seconds
over 40 seconds
one full minute
Using PPE correctly protects (pick one answer)...
you.
others.
you and those you come in contact with.
Big Pharma companies
How often should you inspect your PPE to make sure it is in good condition?
Once a week.
Each day.
Before every use.
Every two weeks.
Which of the following is a good reason to NOT wear PPE?
You were too busy to put it on.
You just have to do one quick thing.
It's uncomfortable.
None of these are valid reasons.
Which type of PPE protects the wearer's eyes?
face shield
face mask
ear plugs
amulet
How long should a disposable face mask be worn before throwing it away in the garbage?
They protect more than one week
They protect about a week
They protect a few days
They protect less than a day
You should never ______ chemicals in the lab without your teachers permission.
taste
touch
smell
all of the above
Playing around disrupting other students in the laboratory is -
helpful.
allowed
dangerous.
the quickest way to do a job.
Whose responsibility is it to help clean up the lab and classroom?
1st period, the next morning
each and every student.
custodians
only the teacher.
What does PPE stand for?
People Powered Effectiveness
Passive Planning Essentials
Personal Protective Equipment
Protect People Everywhere
In a lab, how should someone observe specimens with their nose?
take deep breaths
make an inference
NEVER smell in the lab
waft using a hand
You hear a knock at the door. What did you observe?
someone is at the door
The sound of a knock
You should answer the door
The smell of an intruder
You hear a knock at the door. What should you infer?
someone is at the door
The sound of a knock
Uh oh, what did you do?
The smell of an intruder
There are 19 questions in this game. What type of data is this?
superfluous
quantitative
qualitative
sublingual
If you are measuring data that is a color, which term describes the data?
qualitative
quantitative
quadratic
quizzical
