DRESS REQUIREMENTS

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 in-person 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. Buttondown 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. Unacceptable clothing includes:

• Revealing clothing • Open-toed shoes • Tight pants, leggings, or shorts • T-shirts, sweatshirts, or sweatpants • Any clothing made of denim • Clothing that exposes the mid-abdomen • Clothing that is soiled, in poor repair, or not well maintained

Students may wear scrubs only while in the operating room, emergency room or in the delivery room. Students may wear sneakers only while wearing scrubs as listed above. Students may not wear scrubs while outside the hospital, or while traveling to or from the hospital. All students are required to follow the designated scrub policy for each hospital or facility.

Hair must be pulled back away from the face if it is longer than shoulder length. Fingernails must be less than ¼ inch long. Nail polish should not be worn while on rotations that requires the student