Injuries/Illness in Clinical

Students injured during clinical and need immediate attention should be taken to the Emergency Room for care. If the injury does not need immediate attention, the student should see his or her own physician. Students are responsible for carrying his or her own health insurance. Faculty should complete an incident report for Lakeview as well as the clinical agency where the accident occurred.

Needlestick and Other Injury
Needlestick or any other injuries, should be reported to and investigated by the agency (where the incident occurred). When a needlestick occurs, the student should be taken to the nearest emergency room.  The emergency room's policy/procedure on needlestick injuries should be followed.  Any expense that is incurred is the student's responsibility. 

Any incident/investigative report will be photocopied and returned to the Associate CEO's Office for follow up and record keeping. If the clinical site does not have an incident form, then Lakeview College of Nursing’s form will be utilized. In case of an emergency, members of the College community will be transported by car or ambulance to the nearest appropriate facility.

How to decide if you are Too Sick to Attend Clinical:

  • Fever > 100.4
  • Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
  • Diarrhea-lasting more than 12 hours
  • Group A Strep-culture confirmed or physician diagnosed
  • Jaundice-yellowing of the skin which might suggest viral hepatitis
  • Cold sores (herpes)
  • Active measles, mumps, pertussis, rubella or chicken pox
  • Upper respiratory infection (cold)
  • Tuberculosis and/or positive TB skin test
  • Shingles (chicken pox) or any rash of unknown origin
  • Head lice
  • Scabies (mites that burrow under the skin causing a rash)
  • Any draining wound such as an abscess or boil
  • Impetigo (type of skin infection)
  • Mononucleosis

HIV Policy

In response to the Center for Disease Control recommendations, the College of Nursing has developed an educational program regarding potential HIV exposure. All students, faculty and appropriate staff of the College must demonstrate knowledge of potential risks of exposure.