Whose Doc Gives Student Physical for Admission?

[RN2007]

Hey. I hope to be in RN program in the future. I know that schools require you to have a physical done by a dr., and I was wondering if your personal physician can do your physical or does the college of nursing have their own dr. that they have to do all physicals ? I think we have to pay for the physical too.

[moonshadeau, ADN, BSN, MSN, RN, APN, NP, CNS]

Make sure to have copies of the titers for yourself made, as well as your other immunizations that are up to date. Not only are they good records to have, but you can also include them in your professional portfolio when you finish school.

[RN2007]

What if I cannot remember all the shots I had, where I had them, etc.? After all, as a child I had many shots but I don't even think that the dr. is still in business in the small town they were given and I do not have record of it. However, when I worked at a nursing home, I think I had one or 2 shots done before I worked there, as well as the tb shot and I think I recall a card they wrote the info down on.

Is there some official medical record online or some other way that I could easily look up all shots I had in the past? And if I do not have documentation of such, will I have to have all shots done over or what? I know I had only chicken pox and mumps when I was little. Someone, please advise me. I hope to start nursing program in future.