Clinicals and walking boot

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Jul 6, 2015

It's a liability since you are already injured. Did you self treat or did you see a physician? Did the physician clear you to work without restriction while wearing a boot? If you s kg diagnosed that could be part of the issue. Most facilities won't permit employees nonetheless volunteer guests/clinical students to work with a boot, splint or other similar equipment unless it's workers comp related.

lovesongajp · Jul 6, 2015

I honestly don't think there's anything you can do... The same happened at my school except for the person had to have a cast and it wasn't removable so they had to withdraw from clinical for the semester. If you can "fake it 'til you make it" I'd definitely recommend it since its your last semester. It's necessarily a school rule, most facilities will not allow that at the bedside, it's an infection control and patient safety issue. It definitely sucks though! Good luck!

Editorial Team / Admin · Jul 6, 2015

Thread moved to Student forum.

RunnerRN2015, ASN, RN · Jul 6, 2015

I wore a walking boot for several weeks when I was a student as well as a CNA at a local children's hospital. No issues!

windsurfer8, BSN, RN · Jul 6, 2015

"supposedly" Are you implying the "school" is lying to you? That is a pretty serious charge.

They gave you the answer. Why are you on here? If you have evidence the "school" LIED to you then you need to go to the head of the department with the EVIDENCE that they lied to you. If you start accusing people of lying you better have your ducks in a row when you start laying claims. You start accusing people of lying with no evidence in the real world you will be fired. That is very very serious claim you are making.

If you have no evidence of this then you need to do what the school tells you to do. Or quit or fail. It is up to you.

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Jul 6, 2015

Fairly certain you have a stress fracture? Did you self diagnose? Even if accommodations could be made they would not even consider someone who self diagnosed and self treats

studentnurse47 · Jul 7, 2015

My schools policy is no on this one too. Too much of a liability.

deej394, BSN, MSN, RN · Jul 8, 2015

The reason I say supposedly is because they say that the hospital won't allow it. But my thing is, is that what if I were injured while employed as a nurse? Can the hospital make me stop working? It just seems fishy to me that's all.

deej394, BSN, MSN, RN · Jul 8, 2015

But aren't I more of a liability while I'm in pain (not in the boot) then wearing the boot? That's what I don't understand. I fully intend to make it through but it's an increased liability to have me do that because I am more at risk of falling or further injuring myself without a boot that I am with it.

deej394, BSN, MSN, RN · Jul 8, 2015

No of course not. It just didn't show up on xray (which they sometimes don't) but that's what the Dr. thinks it is. And he recommended wearing the boot since that relieves the pain and pressure.

vanilla bean · Jul 8, 2015

Apparently, whether or not you are able to attend clinical in the boot varies by program. As one PP explained, they were allowed to continue, whereas one of my peers in my program was not. It was not just a matter of removing the boot for clinicals... once she appeared in class with the boot and subsequently informed the school of her injury, they removed her from her clinical rotations and she was not allowed to return until medically cleared. Of course you would be more of a liability with an injury requiring a boot if you were to remove the boot for clinical - that's why any responsible program will remove you from a clinical rotation until your healthcare provider has deemed it safe for you to go bootless.