How should PPE and infection control be addressed during movement?

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How should PPE and infection control be addressed during movement?

During movement, infection control relies on using the right PPE for the level of risk and maintaining hand hygiene throughout. Put on the appropriate PPE—gloves, gown, mask, and any eye or face protection as required by the situation—and follow your facility’s protocols for when and how to wear it. Move with PPE in place as needed, and remove it safely at the proper time to prevent self-contamination. Hand hygiene should be performed before patient contact, after removing PPE, and after touching potentially contaminated surfaces or equipment—not just after movement. The other options don’t address the protection needed for staff and patients, and skipping PPE or relying only on post-movement hand washing increases the risk of transmission.

During movement, infection control relies on using the right PPE for the level of risk and maintaining hand hygiene throughout. Put on the appropriate PPE—gloves, gown, mask, and any eye or face protection as required by the situation—and follow your facility’s protocols for when and how to wear it. Move with PPE in place as needed, and remove it safely at the proper time to prevent self-contamination. Hand hygiene should be performed before patient contact, after removing PPE, and after touching potentially contaminated surfaces or equipment—not just after movement. The other options don’t address the protection needed for staff and patients, and skipping PPE or relying only on post-movement hand washing increases the risk of transmission.

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