Explain why the patient has been placed on Droplet Precautions. Encourage the visitors to express their questions and concerns about the isolation procedures.
	If applicable, visitors should be questioned before they enter the rooms of patients regarding their history of immunity (eg. mumps, rubella) to the patient's specific diagnosis. If the visitors are susceptible, they should not enter the room. Report any instances where patients or their visitors are noncompliant with isolation precautions and other infection control measures to Hospital Epidemiology (QISS) (8-4634), and to the Office of Risk Management/Medicolegal Affairs (8-2290) for investigation and follow-up.
	Instruct visitors in the proper use of a surgical mask and in the need for handwashing. In addition, visitors should be shown how to use other required barrier protection techniques.
	A child may be permitted to visit the patient if the child:   Is not at risk to contract the disease (i.e. is immune to the disease).   Is not ill or has not been recently exposed to a communicable disease.   Is able to understand and comply with isolation procedures.