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Gown, goggles, mask, gloves, and exit the room: Gloves should be removed first because they are the most contaminated. Removing the gown first could expose the hands and arms to infectious material.

Gloves, wash hands, remove gown, mask, and goggles: Washing hands is important, but it should occur after all PPE is removed. Hand hygiene is the final step to ensure all contaminants are removed after contact with PPE.

Goggles, mask, gloves, gown, and wash hands: Removing goggles or the mask before the gloves is unsafe. Gloves should come off first to prevent contaminating other PPE while handling them.

Airborne precautions are used for pathogens that remain suspended in the air (e.g., tuberculosis, measles [rubeola], and varicella).

Contact precautions are for diseases spread through direct touch or contaminated surfaces (e.g., MRSA, C. difficile, RSV).

Universal precautions are outdated and were replaced by Standard Precautions in CDC guidelines.

Only patients with diagnosed infections: Standard Precautions are not limited to patients with known infections. Because some infections may be undiagnosed or asymptomatic.

Only blood and body fluids with visible blood: Standard Precautions apply to all body fluids (except sweat), not just those visibly contaminated with blood. Even fluids that appear clear or clean may carry infectious agents.

All body fluids including sweat: While most body fluids are included (e.g., blood, urine, feces, saliva, sputum, vomit), sweat is specifically excluded because it is not considered a significant source of infectious pathogens in routine care.

Carefully cleaning the wall-mounted blood pressure device before using it: While cleaning equipment is always important, simply cleaning a wall-mounted device is not enough to ensure it is latex-free.

Donning latex gloves outside the room to limit powder dispersal: Latex gloves should never be used in the care of latex-sensitive patients, regardless of where they are donned. Powdered latex gloves can aerosolize allergens, increasing the risk of a reaction.

Placing the patient in a semiprivate room: Patients with latex allergies should be placed in private rooms if possible to minimize accidental exposure. Room-sharing increases the risk of cross-contamination from latex-containing products used for another patient.

Isolation precautions are used for patients with known or suspected infections to prevent spread. While highly effective in certain cases, they are not universally applicable and are only initiated after a pathogen is identified or suspected.

Neutropenic precautions are specialized measures used to protect immunocompromised patients (e.g., chemotherapy recipients) from infection.

Wearing sterile gloves: Sterile gloves are used during invasive procedures to protect patients from infection. However, they do not eliminate the need for hand hygiene, and misuse (e.g., touching surfaces with gloves) can still spread pathogens.