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For Contact Precautions, when is protective equipment put on and taken off?
APut on before entering the unit, removed at shift end
BPut on at the bedside, removed at the nursing station
CPut on after patient contact, removed in the corridor
DPut on upon room entry, removed before leaving the room
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Put on upon room entry, removed before leaving the room
1. Gown and gloves go on upon room entry and are discarded before exiting the patient room.
2. That timing keeps the pathogen inside the room, which matters most for agents spread through a contaminated environment.
3. Removing barriers in the corridor or at the nursing station carries the contamination out with the wearer.
4. Wearing one set from unit entry to shift end spreads whatever the gown picks up across every patient touched.
_Source: CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007), Part III, section III.B.1. Contact precautions_
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