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Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Saying that training may save your employees’ lives, may seem like a hyperbole. But when it comes to Personal Protective Equipment training, this is no exaggeration. This type of training covers the proper use of personal protective equipment, which ultimately guards the health and safety of all workers.

7 Modules

Course Modules - (7)

  • 1) Essential Guide for Healthcare Workers
  • 2) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • 3) Personal Protective Equipment
  • 1) OSHA in Healthcare: Key Safety Standards, Bloodborne Pathogens, PPE & Workplace Safety Explained
  • 2) OSHA Requirements That Apply to Many Health Care Employers
  • 1) Gowns
  • 2) How to put on and take off personal protective equipment
  • 3) Isolation Gown and Gloves
  • 4) Skill: Isolation Gown and Gloves
  • 5) Removing Gown and Gloves
  • 6) Gowning & Gloving - Surgical Technology Lab Skills
  • 7) Removing Gown
  • 1) RespiratProtection Training - Basic Requirements for healthcare workers (N95 use)
  • 2) Respirator Safety
  • 3) Understanding Compliance with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard D
  • 4) Removing Mask
  • 1) Mouth, Nose, and Eye Protection
  • 2) Taking OFF Airborne, Contact, and Eye Protection
  • 3) Putting ON Airborne, Contact, and Eye Protection
  • 4) Personal Protective Equipment – Eye Protection
  • 5) PPE: Eye Protection
  • 6) Removing Goggles or Face Shield
  • 1) Gloves
  • 2) Doning Gloves
  • 3) Using Glove PPE
  • 4) Don & Doff Gloves with Personal Protective Equipment
  • 5) Removing Gloves
  • 1) New Vancouver lab tests PPE for quality assurance
  • 2) Sequence for Donning PPE
  • 3) Sequence for Doffing PPE


Learning Outcomes:

• Recognize the different types of personal protective equipment available to healthcare workers.

• Identify best practices in the indications for & use of PPE. • Be able to effectively demonstrate how to safely don and doff PPE.

  • Explain and apply OSHA's requirements for training employees regarding personal protective equipment.
  • Explain employee responsibilities regarding personal protective equipment

CEUs Awarded

Participants who successfully complete this course and meet all requirements will be awarded 1 IACET CEUs.

Completion Requirements:

  • 100% appearance for the course
  • Fully involvement in all class trainings (determined by instructor)
  • Completion of Continuing Education and Training Registration Form
  • Completion of mandatory quiz assessments
  • As applicable, attainment of least passing score on required end-of-course examination
  • Participation and submittal of end-of-course assessment form (must provide name on form to obtain credit)

Target Audience

Nurses, nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses, physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants

Students may request IACET CEU credit upon successful completion of the course, provided all required criteria are met. This option is available for those who wish to receive official recognition of their continuing education.
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Price: Free
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Schedule

You can complete this course at your own pace.

This Course Includes

  • Modules : 7
  • Duration : 1 IACET (CEU)
  • Certificate : Yes:
  • Language : English
  • Skill Level : Beginner
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