Has anyone not gotten the Hep. B vaccine and still allowed to go to clinicals?

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Dec 7, 2005

Two people in my class had.

planecrazy · Dec 7, 2005

Two people in my class had.

What state do you go to school in?

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Dec 7, 2005

Virginia.

Nashima · Dec 7, 2005

Likewise, in Florida (or my school at least), you can waive the Hep B vaccine.

Lisa CCU RN, RN · Dec 7, 2005

I do believe it is your choice and they can't make you get it hence the waiving.

BonnieSc · Dec 7, 2005

Just so you know, though, I gave my very first injection to someone with HepB, and have had many B+ patients since. One of my clinical instructors had a B+ needlestick. So the danger is really out there.

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Dec 7, 2005

My friend tried but she was not allowed not to have it. She ended up getting it. Your neighboring state CT

Plucker · Dec 8, 2005

We had the choice to waive....you just had to fill out a form.

I'm in SC. I don't think they can require you to do it.

truern · Dec 8, 2005

You can waive it in NC as well.

RedSox33RN · Dec 8, 2005

It can be waived in NH.

I had the series done last year, but never converted. I was given the option of doing the series again, but while thinking about it, I got a job on a Med/Surg unit as an LNA. The Occ Health office offered it to me for free, and said I may only need one or two shots in the series to convert this time. Anyway, I decided to do it again. My school said either way was fine, but I did have to sign a waiver if I didn't want to do it or didn't convert and knew that I didn't.

I believe we had several that did not want to do the series, and they were fine. I wonder if it is a state thing, or a school thing? There was one school in NH I applied to that stated one had to do the series for clinical.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Dec 8, 2005

Likewise, in Florida (or my school at least), you can waive the Hep B vaccine.

I waived it at Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences for my RN to BSN, I presume if could have done it there with my BSN.

I did the same in Fayetteville, NC

The telltale sign that they will accept a waiver is if they offer it. It was part of the physical screening form for us. We had to provide documentation we got it or refuse.