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No, chickenpox precautions and universal precautions are different. Universal precautions is the principle of treating all patients as if they were known to have an infection. Chickenpox precautions are a specific approach to isolation that takes into account both respiratory isolation and contact isolation.
Airborne precaution, contact precaution and respiratory precautions are the 3 precautions used in isolation
Droplet precautions
BSI, or Body Substance Isolation.
Body Substance Isolation= precautions or infection control
Airborne precautions
You will put in practice Universal Precautions (UP) and Body Substance Isolation (BSI); see related links.
Due to the nature of the disease the patient was put into isolation.
Prisoners used to be punished by isolation with being put in the "hole" for 30 days.Prolonged isolation affects mental and emotional well-being.Children subjected to isolation develop severe social problems.
Three "Universal Precautions" that fall under the category of Body Substance Isolation are: # Wearing nitrile or latex gloves # Wearing protective eyewear # Wearing a mask or respirator
isolation - refers to the precautions that are taken in the hospital to prevent the spread of an infectious agent from an infected or colonized patient to susceptible persons.
It should be fairly obvious why you take such precautions.