What type of drug tests do nursing schools do?

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Urine, Blood, or Hair? I'm just curious, as I've had a hair test done before and they cut 2 chunks out!! Not sure how that would look now considering my hair is so short!!

I had a urine test where I went.

I had a 10 panel blood screen.

Specializes in MH/MR, post-op, oncology, GI, M/S.

I was never drug tested for nursing school, though my employer does pre-employment screening for every hire. I think that's about standard. Hair tests are pretty expensive so most places stick to urine in my experience.

Funny story from school though; in A&P we did urine dips for a lab, and we each had to supply our own sample. A few students must have been concerned that a drug screen was part of it, because when they took their cup to the bathroom, they never returned to lab afterward.

Specializes in LTC,Hospice/palliative care,acute care.
Urine, Blood, or Hair? I'm just curious, as I've had a hair test done before and they cut 2 chunks out!! Not sure how that would look now considering my hair is so short!!

I thought they only had to pull out several strands? I would NOT be happy with chunks-of course-if you really need a job you gotta do it...

Specializes in ER/Acute Care.
I was never drug tested for nursing school, though my employer does pre-employment screening for every hire. I think that's about standard. Hair tests are pretty expensive so most places stick to urine in my experience.

Funny story from school though; in A&P we did urine dips for a lab, and we each had to supply our own sample. A few students must have been concerned that a drug screen was part of it, because when they took their cup to the bathroom, they never returned to lab afterward.

lol, that's funny. I could imagine people leaving the class with specimen cups, books, and car keys...

We didn't have one prior to starting but were informed there would be surprise drug tests. I know at my last job they did the hair sample & I was not a happy camper. I have really curly hair so I ended up fighting knots until it grew out uggg would much rather give blood.

Specializes in CVICU.

nine panel urine drug screen at my school. Also, they have the right to do a random test if they suspect something.

Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.

My school did a 10 panel urine test.

Specializes in Pediatrics, Geriatrics, LTC.

none at all

I had a 10 panel blood screen.

Maybe it was a 10 panel drug urine screen. :selfbonk: LOL! Sorry, I had to get a bunch of boosters, and other blood work that day, so it has all kind of run together -- but I do now remember peeing in a cup, and none of the other work I had would have required that. :D

Urine test for me.

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