NLU PA Occupational Exposure Injury Illness and Incident Re…

Clinical Education Committee;

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• Student Evaluation and Progress Committee; and • PA Faculty and Staff Committee.

Assessment data may include:

Immunization compliance rates; Health-clearance completion rates;

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TB-screening compliance;

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• Bloodborne-pathogen training completion; • Occupational incident reports; • Exposure reports; • OSHA compliance; • Clinical-affiliate feedback; • Student evaluations; • Exposure trends; • Infection-prevention training completion; • Clinical-site health-clearance issues; and • Annual safety audits.

The Program will monitor compliance with applicable CDC/ACIP recommendations, Illinois requirements, NLU requirements, and clinical-affiliate requirements.

The CDC recommends performance measurement and continuous quality improvement for occupational infection-prevention programs, including monitoring evidence of immunity and vaccination coverage and periodically assessing the effectiveness of occupational infection- prevention services. Recommendations resulting from policy review will be incorporated into the Program's Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process and documented within the Annual Program Effectiveness Report consistent with ARC-PA Standards C1.01 and C1.02.

XXIV. ARC-PA ALIGNMENT

This policy directly supports the NLU PA Program's compliance with applicable ARC-PA 6th Edition Standards, including:

• A3.09(a) — Minimum immunization and health screening of students; • A3.15 — Student health and safety; • B2.16 — Clinical education/student safety; • B2.17 — Occupational exposure;