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DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 2012-2013Personal Protective Equipment is specialized clothing or equipment worn for protection against ahazard. General work clothes (e.g., uniforms, pants, shirts or blouses) not intended to function asprotection against a hazard is not considered to be personal protective equipment. Appropriate personalprotective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields or masksand eye protection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices.Personal protective equipment shall be considered "appropriate" only if it does not permit blood or otherpotentially infectious materials to pass through to or reach the student‘s work clothes, street clothes,undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth, or other mucous membranes under normal conditions of use and forthe duration of time which the protective equipment shall be used. When personal protective equipmentis removed it shall be placed in an appropriately designated area or container for storage, washing,decontamination or disposal. (Reference OSHA web site at: http://www.oshaslc.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/index.html).4.12 CLINICAL CLEARANCE DOCUMENTATIONREQUIREMENTSEach clinical agency/facility has specific requirements for students before they are allowed to use theirfacility. Students are required to provide required documentation by designated dates. Failure to do somay result in dismissal from the program or failure of the course. There is no guarantee that thestudent will be allowed to make up these hours. Should a student fail to keep their documentationcurrent, the Nursing Program Director may place a hold on the student‘s registration and/oradministratively disenroll the student from the semester. For a copy of the Nursing ProgramImmunization sheet, See Appendix K.The student is financially responsible for all expenses related to clinical documentation andclearance. Additionally, it is the student’s responsibility to maintain copies of current clearancedocumentation in the secretary’s office of the Nursing Program. All students in the Nursing Programare required to submit the following documentation prior to admission and ensure they are kept currentannually:• Annual tuberculin test and symptoms assessment form• Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) and Varicella titers within the past 10 years• Hepatitis B vaccine series within the past 10 years• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation(CPR) card• Drug screen4.13.1 TB Test Report: Annually, each student shall present a copy of his/her negative TB skintest (PPD) results for his or her health file. If a TB skin test is positive, negative chest x-raysresults that are less than 10 years old and an annual symptoms assessment must be provided(See Appendix L).A student with a newly positive TB skin test shall present evidence of a negative chest x-raywithin the past 12 months; adhere to the follow-up/therapeutic regime of his/her health care36 | P a g e