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Can anyone please tell me what type of drug test is used by the occ nursing admission program, blood, urine, saliva, hair, etc...?
Not true.It is accruate from 90 days up to as long as 6 months for some drugs.
So, for someone that has really long hair, if the hair at the tip started growing 4 years ago, and you smoked pot 4 years ago, the answer is no, it will NOT show up on a hair follicle test.
It just gives a longer windown, but it's not forever.
So, if someone smoked pot 6 months ago, that means that they smoked it DURING nursing school, and I fully support a hospital not hiring that individual.
Thanks for the info and clearing up that misconception.
I also agree that people who currently use drugs should not be eligable. Nursing is a serious thing and people who use drugs do not really have their lives on track enough to think about a job with so much responsability
This is an open forum. If you post a thread people are goingto discuss the thread, the motivation of the thread the silliness or seriousness of the thread and so on.
Or they may just judge and label people as "obsessing" when they just asked a simple question... they may even refuse to give a straight answer... shurg....
treeguy
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just because someone may have done drugs in their stupid youth doesn't mean they should not be a nurse. people make mistakes... it's called being human. i think her question is valid. if she used to use in the past then i don't see why she would not be concerned. before any gets on a high horse of "oh i have never done drugs" just remember that we have all done stupid things and that should not affect our future if we have sincerely given those things up.
and to the other gentlemen, users are not the only ones who are concerened.