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When goggles or face shields become foggy, it can be physically uncomfortable for the home visitor and challenging to provide a high-quality interaction with the client and their family. This resource provides evidence-informed guidance on how to prevent the fogging of goggles or face shields. Prior to using this guide review local infection prevention and control policies.  \nPRIOR to a home visit…  \n“I really struggled to find good eye protection to wear. Everything would fog up and I would sweat, and I’d be so hot. I found it extremely challenging and distracting in home visits.”  \nPublic Health Nurse, Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program  \n1. Create an anti-fogging kit to keep with your home visiting supplies: cleaning product (Dawn dish soap or Live Clean baby shampoo),1,2 clean microfibre cloths, and clean paper bag to store eye protection in between visits.  \n2. Prior to a home visit, inform and prepare the client that during the COVID-19 pandemic, eye protection – such as goggles or a face shield – will be one of the types of personal protective equipment (PPE) that the nurse or family home visitor will be wearing during the home visit. Ask them to share this information with anyone else who might be present in the home visit, including children.  \n3. Explore with the client the safest place for the home visitor to don their PPE prior to the home visit. Some clients may be uncomfortable with, or experience stigma, if a home visitor is seen entering their home in full PPE.  \nDeveloped February 2022 [www. ph nprep. ca](www. ph nprep. ca)  1   \nSTEP 1  \nPerform hand hygiene.  \nSteps to PREVENT eye protection fogging  \nSTEP 2  \nUse a clean microfibre cloth to wipe down eye protection and remove any dust.  \nSTEP 2  \nApply the cleaning product to each side of the eye protection. Rub for about one minute using fingers or the microfibre. Face shield: use a nickel-sized (1/2 tsp) amount. Goggles: use a dime-sized (1/4 tsp) amount.  \nSTEP 4  \nLet the product sit on the eye protection for about a minute.  \nSTEP 5  \nRinse the eye protection with warm water until it is clear.  \nSTEP 6  \nAir dry eye protection or wipe lightly with a clean, dry, microfibre cloth.  \nSTEP 7  \nFollow local public health unit procedures for disinfecting eye protection at the end of each visit or encounter.  \nWith disinfecting between uses (following local public health unit procedures), this application should let you see clearly for 2-4 home visits.  \n1Ameer, H. (2021). Facial protective equipment fogging solutions for homecare providers. VHA Home HealthCare, Research and Innovation. Accessed online [https://www.vha.ca/research/](https://www.vha.ca/research/)[ ](https://www.vha.ca/research/)[safer-teams/solutions-to-prevent-fogging-of-face-shields-and-goggles/](safer-teams/solutions-to-prevent-fogging-of-face-shields-and-goggles/)  \n2Hu, Y., Wang, L., & Fang, F (2020). Prevention of fogging of protective eyewear for medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2020). Journal of Emergency Nursing, 46(5), 564–566. [https://](https://)[ ](https://)[doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2020.05.003](doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2020.05.003)  \nCitation: Jack, S. M., & King, E. on behalf of the PHN-PREP Project Team [2022]. Preventing eye protection fogging [Professional Resource]. School of Nursing, McMaster University. [[https://](https://)[ ](https://)[phnprep.ca/resources/preventing-eye-protection-fogging/](phnprep.ca/resources/preventing-eye-protection-fogging/)]  \nIn creating the content for this Professional Resource, McMaster University led by Susan Jack engaged in research, analysis and synthesis of existing resources, guidelines, tacit ","cbCaioBhYKacQTKn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioBhYKacQTKn","pdf",826440,"English","# Prior to a home visit\n## Create an anti-fogging kit\n## Prepare and inform the client\n## Choose where to don PPE\n# Steps to prevent eye protection fogging\n## Hand hygiene\n## Wipe with microfibre cloth\n## Apply cleaning product, sit, and rub\n## Rinse, air dry, and disinfect between uses","[{\"question\":\"Why does eye protection fogging matter during home visits?\",\"answer\":\"Fogging of goggles or face shields can be physically uncomfortable and distracting, making it challenging to provide a high-quality interaction with clients and their families.\"},{\"question\":\"What should a home visitor prepare before using eye protection during the COVID-19 period?\",\"answer\":\"Create an anti-fogging kit with appropriate cleaning products, clean microfibre cloths, and a clean paper bag to store eye protection between visits. 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