SECTION 300 - ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
327 INFECTION CONTROL IN NURSING SKILLS
LABORATORY
POLICY
It is the policy of Georgia Perimeter College to follow all CDC
guidelines, OSHA, and state regulations related to infection control and
treatment of biohazardous waste to help insure the health and safety of our
employees, faculty, and students.
PROCEDURE
The procedure for ensuring that adequate infection control measures are
taken in the Nursing Skills Laboratory is as follows:
A. Universal
Precautions must be followed when handling (1) blood, (2) all body fluids,
secretions, and excretions (except sweat), (3) non-intact skin, and (4) mucous
membranes. Universal Precautions
include wearing gloves and may include the use of masks, goggles, gowns and
other protective clothing. Gloves
should be changed after contact with each subject and discarded into specially
marked waste receptacles. Hands and
other skin surfaces must be washed immediately after removing gloves or if
contaminated with blood or body fluids.
B. Disposable
items should be placed in specially marked waste receptacles. Syringes and
needles must be placed in "sharp containers".
C. Reusable
items and work areas contaminated with blood or other body fluids should be
cleaned with Clorox or other appropriate disinfectants. Contaminated paper waste should be placed in
specially marked waste receptacles.
D. Earpieces
on stethoscopes must be cleaned before and after use with appropriate
disinfectant. Stethoscopes should not
be used if the user has lesions or open wounds about the face or ears.
Revised 9/96
Revised by Academic Affairs Policy
Council 4/11/00
Approved by College Advisory
Board 7/27/00