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:7 UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS (BSI) i 6) When a patient has a rash or skin lesions, wear gloves and call it to the attention of the physician. n. BSI Procedure- Impler,*ntation of BSI for all patients initially will be added to the current CDC reconcivnded calories of isolation. After the educational process of staff is completed and the necessary equipnTnt is available in all patient roorns, BSI system will eliminate the need for Enteric, Drainage/Secretion, Contact, Strict AFB, and Respiratory isolation previously recon.mended. Specific precautions will be maintained for patients with airborne diseases diagnosed or suspected. -The following precautions will be used: PRECAUTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH AIRBORNE DISEASES 1. Private Room 2. "Stop SignAlert" at Door 3. Door Closed When a patient is suspected of or known to have a disease transmitted in whole or in part by the airborne route, the physician needs to request a private room and write the diagnosis or "rule out" diagnosis on the order sheet. This will prompt the nurse to place a "stop sign alert" on -the door to the patient's room. The stop sign alert instructs anyone about to enter the room to "check with nurse before entering"..The nurse is responsible for instructing the person who wishes to enter the room whether or not a masF'-is indicated (e.g., for a-W,ient with active tuberculosis) or for determining the immune status o the person wishing to enter the room (e.g. if the patient has chickenpox). The following diseases are transmitted in whole or in part by the airborne route. Patients with these diseases need to be assigned to privte roomis and have a 'STOP SIGN ALERT' posted on the door. The door should remain closed. For diseases marked with an asterisk N all care providers who are not immune to these diseases should not enter the room of these patients. I