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Find VA policies on privacy and patient rights, family rights, visitation, and more. Please review these guidelines before you visit a patient at our medical center: NORTH LAS VEGAS VA

MEDICAL CENTER 6900 N. Pecos Road North Las Vegas, NV 89086 VISITING HOURS Call the medical center for specific ward visiting hours and information. NORTH LAS VEGAS VA MEDICAL CENTER:

702-791-9000 VISITING CHURCH MEMBERS If you’re a member of the religious community, we encourage you to visit patients who belong to your church or religious group. However, you’re not

allowed to do general visitation by going from bed to bed, ward to ward, or unit to unit.　 BRINGING FOOD You may bring small amounts of candy, fruit, and other food items if the nursing

staff says they are appropriate for a patient's diet. You may not bring fresh fruit and flowers to patients who are receiving critical care, and you can’t eat or drink in those units.

WASHING HANDS You must follow hand-hygiene policy guidelines, which require you to practice good hand hygiene when you enter and exit patient rooms, and at other times as directed by staff.

FOLLOWING INFECTION-CONTROL GUIDELINES You must follow guidelines on infection-control signs and report to the nurses' station for instructions before you enter a patient's room.

STAYING HOME IF YOU ARE ILL If you have a communicable disease, you won't be allowed to visit patients inside the medical center. PROHIBITED ITEMS You're not allowed to bring

weapons, cameras, or other prohibited items into the medical center, except when you're conducting official business authorized by the Director or their designee. If you have questions

about what qualifies as official business, please contact the facility's Director.　 GIVING PRIVACY Our staff may ask you to leave the room when they’re caring for patients. If a staff

member asks you to leave a patient's room, you may continue your visit in the day room, waiting area, or any other public area of the facility. VISITING SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS Relatives

and friends may visit patients who are seriously ill or in hospice care at any time of day, unless the staff doctor says no. VISITING PATIENTS IN RESTRAINTS In general, you won't be

allowed to visit patients who are in restraints. If the treatment team decides that your visit could have a positive effect on the patient, then you may have a supervised visit with the

patient when a staff member removes the restraints. Our staff will document how the patient responds to you and other visitors.　 BRINGING CHILDREN TO VISIT Children of all ages can visit

patients at our medical center. For infection-control and safety reasons, however, children under the age of 16 are not allowed to visit certain specialty-care units. . All children under

the age of 16 must be directly supervised by an adult. Children's bedside visits are limited to 15 minutes. VISITING PSYCHIATRIC UNITS WITH CHILDREN Children under the age of 16 may

visit patients in psychiatric units with the doctor’s permission. LIMITING YOUR VISIT Our doctors may limit, restrict, or deny visits for the medical well-being of a patient.  We apologize

for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.  VA POLICE SERVICE The VA police patrol the buildings and parking lots every hour of every day.  Report to the VA police any

suspicious or criminal activity, vehicle accidents, and personal property losses on the facility grounds to the VA Police. For police assistance, call 888-633-7554, select 0 and ask to speak

to the VA Police Department. In case of an emergency, dial 911.  Call the medical center for specific ward visiting hours and information. NORTH LAS VEGAS VA MEDICAL CENTER: 702-791-9000 VA

GENERAL VISITATION POLICY The medical center respects the patient's right to make decisions about his or her care, treatment and services, and to involve the patient's family in

care, treatment, and services decisions to the extent permitted by the patient or surrogate decision-maker.  "Family" is defined as a group of two or more persons united by blood,

or adoptive, marital, domestic partnership, or other legal ties. The family may also be a person or persons not legally related to the individual (such as significant other, friend or

caregiver) whom the individual considers to be family. A family member may be the surrogate decision-maker, as defined in VHA Handbook 1004.02, if authorized to make care decisions for the

individual, should he or she lose decision-making capacity or choose to delegate decision making to another.  The medical center allows a family member, friend or other individual to be

present with the patient for emotional support during the course of their stay. The medical center allows for the presence of a support individual of the patient's choice, unless the

individual's presence infringes on others’ rights or safety, or is medically or therapeutically contraindicated. The individual may or may not be the patient's surrogate

decision-maker or legally authorized representative.  The hospital prohibits discrimination based on age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability,

socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.