Word: Standard Work: Goggle Cleaning for Re-Use
|[pic][pic] |Standard Work: Goggle Cleaning for Re-Use |
| |Document Owner(s): Professional Practice |Created: March 26, 2020 |Date Approved: 26 Mar 2020|
| |Department: All |Last Revised: | |
|Performed By: In program area by point of care staff |
|Process Summary: Eye protection is an integral part of staff protection against droplet transmission of viral particles. Goggles or face shields/visors are required personal protective equipment (PPE) used in |
|Droplet & Contact and Airborne (includes AGMPs) Precautions. Goggles need to be cleaned to be available for re-use. |
|Objective: To protect staff, goggles are disinfected for re-use. Disinfection of goggles should occur when goggles are shared between staff and/or between patient encounters. To preserve supply, all reusable |
|goggles are disinfected and made available for reuse as quickly as possible. |
|# |Major Steps |Details/Pictures/Visuals |Rationale, Quality or Safety Considerations |Resources |
|2 |Exit patient room and doff goggles| | |Doffing (Taking Off) |
| | |Doffing Procedure as set out by IPAC requires that goggles are removed outside the room (or in | |Personal Protective |
| | |ante room where available). | |Equipment |
|3 |Prepare to Clean Goggles |Immediately after doffing: |Clean goggles immediately after doffing to | |
| | | |reduce the chance for cross contamination. | |
| | |Perform Hand Hygiene |If this is not appropriate or possible, | |
| | |Clean all surfaces of hands and wrists for 20 seconds using alcohol based hand sanitizer or soap &|place them into an appropriate bin for later| |
| | |water. |cleaning as per area specific appropriate | |
| | |[pic] |location. | |
| | | | | |
| | |Don clean gloves |Hand Hygiene reduces the contamination of | |
| | |[pic] |cleaning supplies | |
| | | | | |
| | | |Gloves protect hands from chemical irritants| |
| | | |in hospital grade disinfectant cloths. | |
|4 |Disinfect goggles |Step 1: Clean visibly soiled areas with a hospital grade disinfectant to remove any debris. |Goggles should be disinfected in between | |
| | | |patient use. | |
| | |Step 2: Using a second wipe, clean all surfaces ensuring they remain wet for 3 minutes | | |
| | |(Cavi-wipes, Accel Prevention wipes, and Bleach wipes require 3 minute dwell time to ensure |Goggles can be used by the same staff member| |
| | |disinfection. For other hospital grade solutions follow the manufacturer’s recommendations). |or different staff members following | |
| | | |adequate disinfection. | |
|5 |Dry goggles | |A wet or contaminated surface may lead to | |
| | |Place goggles on a clean, dry surface to dry as per area specific appropriate location |contamination of clean goggles | |
|6 |Store goggles according to |Store goggles for available re-use as per area specific appropriate location. |Goggles may be re-used by other staff once | |
| |specific area procedure. | |disinfected properly. Where sufficient | |
| | | |supplies exist, staff may use, clean and | |
| | | |re-use a dedicated pair of goggles during | |
| | | |their shift. These must be cleaned and made | |
| | | |available for re-use by other staff at end | |
| | | |of shift. | |
References
Donning (Putting On) Personal Protective Equipment Procedure
Doffing (Taking Off) Personal Protective Equipment Procedure
Personal Protective Equipment (IPAC)
Version History
|DATE |DOCUMENT NUMBER and TITLE |ACTION TAKEN |
|26-Mar-2020 |C-0506-16-60578 Standard Work: Goggle Cleaning for Re-Use |Developed by Professional Practice Leader Nursing; Approved by Professional |
| | |Practice Director |
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