Exposure Control Procedures; Hazard Communication; Clinical Incident Reporting;
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HIPAA; and
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Clinical Site Safety Orientation.
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These educational sessions are mandatory and are completed during Program orientation and before students begin clinical education experiences.
Students who fail to complete required training may not participate in laboratory activities, simulation, or SCPEs until all requirements have been satisfied.
The CDC recommends education and training addressing modes of infectious-disease transmission, Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions, hand hygiene, sharps injury prevention, immunizations, infectious-disease screening, access to occupational-health services, and reporting of exposures and illnesses.
XII. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Students are responsible for:
1. Maintaining required immunizations and health-clearance documentation; 2. Completing required health screening; 3. Following Standard Precautions at all times; 4. Using appropriate PPE; 5. Complying with CDC, OSHA, NLU, and clinical-affiliate infection-prevention policies; 6. Reporting occupational injuries and exposures immediately; 7. Reporting illnesses when required by Program or clinical-site policy; 8. Completing required incident documentation; 9. Following medical recommendations provided by the treating healthcare provider; 10. Participating in required follow-up evaluation and treatment; 11. Maintaining current health-clearance documentation throughout enrollment; and 12. Notifying the Program when a clinical-site health requirement cannot be satisfied.
XIII. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE, INJURY, OR ILLNESS
Students who sustain an occupational injury, illness, or exposure to bloodborne pathogens, body fluids, infectious diseases, hazardous chemicals, environmental hazards, or other occupational
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