Patient Safety & Quality AssuranceQuestion 74 of 100
In what sequence should personnel garb before entering the buffer area to prepare sterile compounded products?
a.Gown, shoe covers, hair cover, mask, hand hygiene, sterile gloves
b.Hand hygiene, sterile gloves, gown, mask, hair cover, shoe covers
c.Mask, gown, shoe covers, hair cover, hand hygiene, sterile gloves
d.Shoe covers, hair and beard cover, mask, hand hygiene, gown, sterile gloves
Explanation
Garbing moves from the dirtiest items to the cleanest — feet, then head, then face — with hand hygiene performed after the head and face coverings are in place and immediately before the gown and sterile gloves. All jewelry, watches and artificial or extended nails must be removed before this sequence begins. The other sequences put gloves or gown on before hand hygiene or before the head coverings, which contaminates what has already been donned.
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