Improving isolation gown compliance: How over-the-head isolation gowns help improve staff and visitor safety

 

    After this course, you should be better prepared to:

    • Describe the inherent hazards of environments considered “low risk.”
    • Discuss the importance of improving gown compliance in “low risk” environments.
    • Overview the compliance challenges of “traditional” neck tie or tape-tab enclosures.
    • Reveal how over-the-head (OTH), full-back, AAMI Level 2 isolation gowns help improve compliance for visitors and staff.
    • Describe how a front waist-tie version of these gowns improves compliance for medically untrained visitors and those with mobility issues.
    • Review how switching to over-the-head, full-back, AAMI Level 2 isolation gowns now can help clinicians prepare in advance for updated regulatory requirements.