steps to take off or doth personal protective equipment doffing should always occur at least two meters away from the patient resident or client and preferably near the doorway begin with removing your gloves first glove to glove grasping the outside edge of the glove and peel away from the hand second skin to skin slide one or two fingers of the remaining glove and peel away discard in a regular waste receptacle then perform hand hygiene using alcohol-based hand wrap ensuring you rub your hands for at least 15 seconds now remove the gown by unfastening the necktie and then the waist tie slide two fingers under the cuff of the gown and pull your hand into the gown using the hand that is covered grab your other sleeve and pull it over your hand roll the gown away from your body into a bundle careful to avoid self-contamination and from contaminating the environment discard perform hand hygiene now that your hands are clean you may remove your eye protection grasp the headband and gently pull the face shield away from the face discard to remove your mask grasp the elastic straps behind both ears pull forward bending forward to allow the mask to fall away from the face discard the last step in the dolphin process is to perform hand hygiene if at any point hands are visibly soiled or if clinically indicated use soap and water to clean hands at a dedicated hand hygiene sink you