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What personal protective equipment (PPE) do visitors need to wear when visiting patients on isolation?

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What personal protective equipment (PPE) do visitors need to wear when visiting patients on isolation?

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For patients on Contact Precautions, visitors do not need to wear any PPE. For patients on Droplet or Airborne Precautions, visitors should wear a regular surgical mask while in the patients room. They do not need to wear an N-95 respirator for patients on Airborne Precautions. For all patients, visitors should wash their hands or use the alcohol hand gel before and after visiting any of our patients.