Question

A client has been admitted with a urinary tract infection. the nurse receives a urine culture and sensitivity report that reveals the client has vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre). after notifying the healthcare provider, which action should the nurse take to decrease the risk of transmission to others?

Answer 1

In this case, the patient has to be moved into an isolated room or into a private room. Vancomycin resistant-enterococci are said to develop a resistance against vancomycin. Enterococci normally live in our skins and intestines as normal flora, therefore it does not cause any problems. In patients who are immunocompromised, they are more likely to be affected by these organisms which commonly infect the intestines, urinary tract infection and wounds. These bacteria are said the be difficult to treat with since there are lesser antibiotics who have greater strength compared to vancomycin.