Course Description
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential in the Sterile Processing Department (SPD), serving purposes such as personnel protection, cross-contamination prevention, regulatory compliance and enhanced efficiency. Proper PPE use maintains the integrity of sterile processing procedures and promotes patient health.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the purpose of PPE during the processing of contaminated instruments and devices.
- Discuss relevant PPE regulations, standards and guidelines.
- Identify proper application of PPE in the SPD decontamination work setting.
- Recognize barriers to PPE usage.
Intended Audience
This educational activity was developed for healthcare professionals.
Course Information
This is a microlearning course. Microlearning is an approach to learning new information in small segments of 3-15 minutes in length. This course is mobile-friendly!
There is no CE associated with this course. A certificate of completion is awarded, but no contact hours are awarded.
Course Authors
This course was written by Torres Teakell RN, BSN, CNOR, CRCST, and edited by Brenda Kozak, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE.
Torres, a certified operating room nurse with 11 years of clinical experience, is currently pursuing her master’s degree with a focus on healthcare information management.
Brenda