Operating Procedure 153-31
June 14, 2010
(c)
The operating procedure does not preclude the HIV/AIDS approved course
requirement for continuing education as mandated by the legislature for licensed staff as part of
biennial re-licensure.
(3)
Resident Education:
(a)
Unit
Directors
or
designee
will
provide
for
resident
education
commensurate with the resident’s ability to understand/comprehend the subject matter and their
potential/likelihood of exposure (Attachment 8).
(b)
New Admission orientation will include information on Infection Control and
each resident will be provided HIV/AIDS Education within 30 days following admission.
(c)
Residents will be provided an update or refresher HIV/AIDS Education at
least annually by unit personnel.
(d)
AIDS Education will include:
1.
basics of transmission of HIV infection;
2.
prevention of transmission of HIV infection; and
3.
methods to prevent transmission of HIV infection, i.e., safer sex,
condoms, abstinence (Attachment 8).
(e)
Resident HIV/AIDS education is to be documented on Form 13,
Immunization/Treatment Record--Communicable Diseases/Education Form.
g.
Reporting Requirements:
(1)
Laboratory requirements:
The Hospital Clinical Laboratory will receive test
results and will inform the Hospital Infection Control Nurse of positive results. In addition, the
Laboratory will inform ward nurse or designee of resident results.
(2)
Unit Reporting Requirements:
(a)
Initial Reporting: Units will report to the Hospital Infection Control Nurse:
1.
admission of any resident with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of
HIV/AIDS;
2.
any laboratory report of a positive confirmed HIV/AIDS via the Unit
Daily Infection Control Report by code;
3.
incidents whereby any resident/employee sustains exposure to blood,
secretions or excretions of a resident with a confirmed positive HIV test.
(b)
Units are to report persons with confirmed positive HIV tests to Hospital
Infection Control on the Florida Adult HIV/AIDS Confidential Case Report Form DH 2139 and
Addendum (DH 2134), if needed (Attachment 9 ) within five (5) working days of positive test
results.
(c)
Units are to report persons who meet the case definition for AIDS
(Attachment 10) to Hospital Infection Control on the Florida Adult HIV/AIDS Confidential Case
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