- Gather Supplies: Gown, gloves, and alcohol-based sanitizer
- Procedure Steps:
- Perform hand hygiene.
- Face the back opening of the gown.
- Unfold the gown.
- Put your arms into the sleeves.
- Secure the neck opening behind your head.
- Secure the waist, making sure that the back flaps overlap each other and cover your clothing as completely as possible.
- Put on gloves.
- Ensure the gloves overlap the gown sleeves at the wrist.
- When care has been completed and before leaving the room, remove the gloves BEFORE removing the gown.
- Remove the gloves, turning them inside out.
- Dispose of the gloves in the appropriate container.
- Perform hand hygiene.
- Unfasten the gown at the neck.
- Unfasten the gown at the waist.
- Remove the gown starting at the top of the shoulders, turning it inside out and folding soiled area to soiled area.
- Dispose of the gown in an appropriate container.
- Perform hand hygiene.
View a YouTube video[1] of an instructor demonstrating donning/doffing PPE without a mask:
- Chippewa Valley Technical College. (2022, December 3). Donning/Doffing PPE Without a Mask. [Video]. YouTube. Video licensed under CC BY 4.0. https://youtu.be/yP1eIqGJSS8 ↵
