Ensuring nurses have PPE

ABSTRACT

NZNO has also received reports of staff being advised to use hand-made cloth masks;of gloves that were not of an adequate grade;and of paper gowns ripping easily. Staff dealing with elderly, confused dementia patients have to contend with saliva and other body fluids. Clusters of COVID-19 positive patients in a number of aged-care facilities made it even more important that staff felt safe - another example of the science of IPC meeting the reality of practice.