• B2.18 — Clinical education health requirements; • B2.19 — Clinical site responsibilities; • C1.01 — Programmatic assessment; and • C1.02 — Continuous quality improvement.
The policy provides evidence that the NLU PA Program:
1. Establishes minimum immunization and health-screening requirements; 2. Bases those requirements upon current CDC/ACIP recommendations;
3. Complies with applicable Illinois requirements; 4. Incorporates clinical-affiliate requirements;
5. Applies health-clearance requirements before clinical participation; 6. Provides infection-prevention and occupational-health education; 7. Establishes procedures for occupational exposure and illness; 8. Protects confidentiality of student health information; 9. Makes the policy available to prospective and current students; and 10. Reviews and updates the policy through an established CQI process.
XXV. DEFINITIONS
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ACIP: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Clinical Affiliate: An external healthcare organization or clinical practice site with which NLU has an approved clinical education relationship.
Health Clearance: Documentation demonstrating that a student has satisfied applicable immunization, screening, medical, training, and clinical-site requirements necessary to participate in patient-care activities. Occupational Exposure: Reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, parenteral, or other contact with blood, body fluids, infectious materials, hazardous substances, or other occupational hazards that may result from participation in educational or clinical activities.
SCPE: Supervised Clinical Practice Experience.
Standard Precautions: Infection-prevention practices applied to all patient care based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents.
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