Every effort is made to purchase equipment that is the same as the equipment health care workers use when caring for patients in the clinical setting.
HSRC supplies are for student practice only and are not to be utilized in direct patient care at any time.
Supplies such as Blood Pressure cuffs and Health Assessment Kits are available for check out, for practice at home, through the HSRC coordinators, or student assistants. Students may check out these items for three days. If accommodations are needed for a longer period, the student should discuss this with the HSRC staff. When returning the equipment, students will need to follow the return of borrowed equipment procedure.
**Items are to be returned to an HSRC staff member.
Needle safety devices are to be engaged immediately after use. Sharps are to be discarded in a secure sharp’s disposal box after use on models or manikins to avoid accidental skin puncture with a nonsterile needle. This includes but not limited to: needles for injections, IV catheter needles, lancets for finger-stick blood samples, and/or needles for lab testing, etc.
Any disposable items such as tongue blades are to be discarded immediately after use on a live person.