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help with understanding isolation?

Hi everyone, I am a little confused regarding isolation.

Take, for example, pneumonia. I know that pneumonia is classified under droplet precautions, so if caring for a patient with pneumonia you would need to wear a regular mask if being within 3 feet of the patient.

What I don't understand, is, why people wear gowns? I was under the impression that gowns were a contact precaution thing.

I am asking for purposes of nclex studying....

Thanks so much!

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    Infection control is a funny thing. I find that at the hospital I'm at, most everyone wears gown & gloves for any isolation patient. I find myself gowning for droplet even though I technically don't need it (out of habit). My studying reasons I'd learn PPE specific to the disease as mode of transmission.

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