Dress Requirements

5. The student must go to the nearest Hospital Emergency Department immediately after the incident to receive counseling, a physical examination, blood testing, and post-exposure prophylaxis if deemed appropriate by the health care provider. If possible, arrangements should be made to determine infectious disease state of the source person. This is generally done through established institutional protocols that are initiated by health care provider evaluating student post exposure. Although this is recommended, this is not a requirement and should not delay post exposure management. In the absence of known source person status, risk assessment of the severity of exposure and HIV status of the source person should be completed by healthcare provider to determine post exposure management.

6. The Exposure Incident Investigation Form should first be filled out by the student as much as possible, ensuring details are included as well as recommendations for avoiding repetition, and then reviewed and signed by an Academic Coordinator if the incident occurred on campus or at the Northwell Bioskills lab, or a Clinical Coordinator if occurred on a clinical clerkship. This form must be completed and signed in person or virtually by the appropriate faculty member within 24-48 hours of exposure. The form is available in all program handbooks, including electronically on Exxat and at http://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/nursing-physician-assistant/physician-assistant/physicianassistant-handbooks.html.

7. A copy of the Exposure Incident Investigation Form, Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up Checklist, and Emergency Department Discharge Papers (if applicable) should be brought to Hofstra University

Student Health Services Center within 24-48 hours of exposure. In response to precautionary changes on campus associated with COVID-19, Student Health Services has implemented a phone triage system and requires all students to call first at 516-463-6745. When appropriate, clinicians may recommend an inperson evaluation. Hofstra University Student Health Services Center will complete the Post-Exposure

Evaluation and Follow-Up Checklist. Follow-up is confidential. The Student Health Services Center hours of operation, services, and personnel information can be found at: http://www.hofstra.edu/StudentAffairs/StudentServices/welctr/index.html

8. The Academic Coordinator or Clinical Coordinator will review all pertinent documents and place a copy of the Exposure Incident Investigation Form into the student’s file and provide a copy to the PA Program

Director as soon as possible.

Dress Requirements

Dress requirements as outlined below, and each clinical sites policies and procedures must be strictly adhered to during the clinical year. One reason is safety – dress can increase or decrease the potential for injury. The second is that clinical year students represent both the physician assistant profession and Hofstra University. Therefore, students must look professional while interacting with patients and health professionals at clinical sites and related facilities.

Students should wear business attire while on clinical clerkships and at related facilities. Button-down shirts with ties, dress slacks, professional tops or blouses, appropriate length skirts and dresses should be worn. Closed-toed shoes with socks or stockings as well as a short white uniform jacket must always be worn. Each student should wear a watch with a second hand. Bracelets are not permitted on clinical clerkships or at program related facilities. Students should avoid wearing insignia, buttons, or decals of a political nature while on clinical clerkships or at program related facilities. ID badges must be worn daily and should be easily visible.