PHYSICAL EXAM

1.  Students shall have a health examination by a person lawfully authorized to perform such an examination prior to entering the clinical nursing courses.
2. Each examination shall include a medical history and physical evaluation.
3. The examination shall include laboratory work if indicated by the practitioner.
4. The report signed by the practitioner shall indicate that the person is able to perform assigned duties and that no health condition exists that would create a hazard for the
   student, colleagues, patients, or visitors.
5. If a student is returning from an absence greater than or equal to one year, the student must complete a new health evaluation prior to reentering the program.
6. All persons working in a clinical setting who are known to have symptoms of infectious disease shall be removed from contact with patients (see also Health Situations Increasing
   Risk in the Clinical Setting).