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HEALTH ISSUES Immunizations and PPD Students must maintain immunizations, PPD testing, and other requirements as stipulated by Student Employee Health. These requirements are risk management efforts to promote health maintenance and prevent health problems. It provides protection for you and for the patients for whom you care. The student is required to submit a photocopy of his/her immunization record to the receptionist in NU 122 before admission to the first semester nursing courses. Failure to maintain these standards will result in your being check-listed by the University and excluded from clinical practice by the School of Nursing and by hospital policy. Clinical facilities may also have specific immunization requirements which must be met. CPR Requirements for Students Students are required to have completed CPR certification/recertification (American Heart Association – Level C; or its equivalent) before admission to the first semester nursing courses. Certification must remain current throughout enrollment and it is the student’s responsibility to meet this requirement. If certification expires during a semester, it must be renewed prior to the expiration date. Failure to meet this requirement will result in the student’s lack of progression in or graduation from the program. PROCEDURE: 1. The student is required to submit a photocopy of his/her current CPR card to the receptionist in NU 122 before the first day of clinical in the first semester of the nursing major and immediately following recertification during enrollment in the nursing major. 2. Names of students who are out of compliance with the guidelines will be submitted to course leaders at the beginning of the semester. Those students will not be able to participate in clinical experiences until a copy of a valid CPR card is given to the receptionist in NU 122. 3. This procedure only applies to IUPUI students, not IUPUI/C students. Training in Standard Precautions (Universal Precautions) TARGET GROUP: IUPUI School of Nursing full-time and part-time students admitted to a degree program and planning to enroll in a clinical course. OBJECTIVE: To ensure that universal precautions are observed in order to prevent contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials. 3. POLICY: School of Nursing students who might be exposed to blood or other potentially Infectious materials while enrolled in the School of Nursing will be trained in Standard Precautions at the time they begin clinical or laboratory study, whichever is first, and at least annually thereafter. This training must be in compliance with the OSHA Standard 29 CFR Part 1910.1030. And the Center for Disease Control’s February, 1997, Guidelines for isolation precautions in hospitals. American Journal of Infection Control, 1996, 24: 24-52. NCID Home Page, February 18, 1997. PROCEDURES: Students will be expected to complete the OSHA online training CERTIFICATION: Verification of student compliance with this policy will be conducted by the Office of Educational Services prior to the beginning of each semester or summer session.