Barrier nursing is a method to regulate and minimize the number and severity of compromises being made in isolation care, while also preventing the disease from spreading.
[3] Nowadays barrier nursing is becoming a less commonly used term and is not even recognized by most reputable databases or online scientific journals.
Simple barrier nursing consists of utilizing sterile: gloves, masks, gowns, head-covers and eye protection.
Simple barrier nursing is often used for marrow transplants, human Lassa virus transmission, viral hemorrhagic fever and other virulent diseases.
[6][5] Strict, or rigid, barrier nursing is used for the rarer and more specific deadly viruses and infections: Ebola and rabies.
While strict barrier nursing methods cannot always be enforced, especially in lower income areas and countries, any modifications made must be based on sound principles.