Title: Demonstrate use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Course: Health Assisting Careers (14002-I) > Section: Incorporating Safety Procedures

Demonstration should include

- circumstances that require use of PPE
- identification of types of PPE
- donning, removing, and disposing of PPE.

For students taking the nurse aide credential at the end of the course, follow the Virginia Board of Nursing regulations: Commonwealth of Virginia Regulations Governing Certified Nurse Aides, Virginia Board of Nursing (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/PractitionerResources/LawsRegulations/).

Process/Skill Questions:

- In what medical situations would various types of PPE be necessary?
- Why must all PPE be applied and removed according to a prescribed technique?