Needle Stick Procedure
In the event of a needle stick injury to a student, the student is responsible for notifying the clinical instructor or the preceptor of the incident. Costs associated with health care services associated with a needle stick are the responsibility of the student.
The clinical instructor/preceptor advocates for the student as follows:
a. assures that the student receives timely services and complies with the procedures in place at the organization where the needle stick occurred;
b. assures that testing and counseling are offered to the student;
c. reports the incident to the faculty of record;
d. reviews the incident with the student prior to the next clinical day to assure that undue risk is avoided in the future.
The faculty of record completes an incident report for the SON. This report must include: the student name, date, time, place, organizational process and whether testing and counseling occurred. See Appendix E for the Incident Report.
[Updated March 2022]