A method for evaluating health care workers’ personal protective equipment technique

Given the potential for the transfer of infectious diseases among patients in isolation, health care workers (HCWs), and other patients in the hospital environment, the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is paramount. The literature is limited regarding studies of HCWs' use of PPE in patient care tasks.A pilot study was conducted to examine the feasibility of using a simulated health care environment to assess HCWs' technique when...