The patient in this room is on additional precautions because they may have an infection or be carrying a germ that others can get.
Contact Precautions are in place when the germ is spread by hands or any item in which you have had contact.
What do Visitors need to know before entering the room?
Step 1: Perform hand hygiene
Step 2: Put on gown
Step 3: Put on gloves
What do Visitors need to know before exiting the room?
Step 1: remove gloves
Step 2: remove gown
Step 3: perform hand hygiene
What do patients need to know?
Clean your hands with soap and water, or with hand sanitizer for at least 15 seconds, each time you enter or leave your room.
Wear clean clothing when leaving your room.
Contact precaution overview
The germ is spread by hands or any item in which you have had contact.