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DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 2012-2013The nursing skills/simulation lab has many available resources for student learning, including:mannequins, models, assessment equipment, supplies for practicing basic nursing procedures,instructional videos and a computer lab with medical-surgical simulation software, computer assistedinstructional software and internet access. Open lab times shall be designated each semester by theNursing Program Director and posted outside the skills lab door as well as in DAHL 293 and DAHL294. The lab shall remain locked when unoccupied. Students may only use the lab when a Programfaculty member is present. The College is not responsible for damage to or loss of personal property inany building or on the grounds of the college; therefore, do not leave valuables in the lab.Safety Rules: The following rules need to be followed at all times:1. No food or drinks may be taken into the Nursing Labs, DAMA 109 or DAHL 282.2. Student misconduct may subject a student to disciplinary action; there shall be no loud ordisruptive behavior in the lab area.3. No unauthorized visitor in the lab (family members of any age, friends who are not currentlyenrolled in the Nursing Program, and any other person not staff or faculty of DACC).4. Wash hands before and after procedures.5. Sharps and potential sharp items (glass, scalpels, blades, syringes, needles, and vials) shall bedisposed of in an approved puncture resistant container (sharps containers). Avoid use ofcontainers that are more than 3/4 full. Do not recap a used needle; dispose in a sharps container.6. A student receiving a needle stick or other injury in the lab shall complete a DACC StudentIncident Report, available in the Nursing Office. DACC is not responsible for incurred costrelated to an incident.7. Standard precautions shall be followed during all procedures that hold a risk of contact withbody fluids.8. Each student is responsible for keeping the practice area clean and equipment put away after useof the lab. This includes: disposal of sharps and trash, replace equipment to appropriate storagelocation, return the bed area to a clean working environment (i.e. bed in lowest position, call bellsecured to side rail, over-bed table at the end of the bed, and bed linens clean and neat).4.7 STUDENT SCOPE OF PRACTICE IN ALL CLINICAL FACILITIESStudents shall notify the clinical instructor prior to performing procedures or treatments in the clinicalarea. No student shall perform a skill in clinical that they have not performed in the skills lab andreceived a passing grade on a skills performance exam. The first time a student performs a skill in theclinical setting it must be under the direct supervision of the clinical instructor. Once the clinicalinstructor has verified the student‘s competency, the instructor may allow the student to perform the skillindependently.33 | P a g e