Surgical Gowns: Selection and Best Practices for Protection

Course objective: To describe how surgical attire, specifically surgical gowns, is part of the overriding goal of prevention of infection for surgical patients and healthcare workers in the perioperative practice environment.

Learning objectives:

1. Identify five criteria for the selection of surgical gowns.
2. Describe selection criteria for surgical gowns.
3. Discuss best practices for surgical gown protection. 

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Speaker:

Kathleen B. Stoessel RN, BSN, MS
Kathleen B. Stoessel, RN, BSN, MS is the Senior Manager, Clinical Education and Accreditation for Kimberly-Clark Health Care. Ms. Stoessel is responsible for the development and presentation of accredited education programs for healthcare professionals. As a member of Kimberly-Clark's Scientific Affairs and Clinical Education Department, she serves as an internal consultant and is a professional speaker who presents nationally and internationally on clinically related topics. Ms. Stoessel received her Registered Nurse Diploma from St. Mary's School of Nursing in Huntington, West Virginia; BS in Nursing from Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island; and MS in Education from Memphis State University in Memphis, Tennessee.

The speaker discloses that she is the senior manager of clinical education for Kimberly-Clark Health Care, which has provided funding for this Webinar.

This activity has been submitted to the Arizona Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Arizona Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This Webinar's contact hour will expire two years from the date of the live event.

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