Contact Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Precautions

You or your loved one is in Contact VRE Precautions.  These precautions prevent spread of infection between patients in hospitals.  This type of infection is spread by directly touching the patient or something they have touched.

An ORANGE/GREEN sign saying "Contact-V" is outside the room letting staff, families, and visitors know what they can do to help keep patients safe.

As a patient, family, or visitor you must help by:

• Putting on gown and gloves at the door

• Cleaning hands when you enter and leave the room

• Limiting where you go outside the room unless given permission by the nurse so that germs are not spread to the other patients, visitors, and staff

• Asking physicians and staff to wash or sanitize their hands as they enter and leave the room even if they are using gloves

• Limiting visitors to close contacts only

You will see doctors and staff do the following:

Hand Hygiene

• Cleaning hands before and after caring for the patients

Gloves, Gowns, Masks, Goggles

• They must wear gloves and gown while in the room and remove them before leaving.  They might also wear mask and goggles

Transportation

• If the patient needs to go out of the room for a test, staff will help patient to wear a clean gown

• Staff will then clean their hands.

If you have additional questions about Contact VRE Precautions, ask your nurse