Nursing Students General Students
Published Dec 7, 2005
planecrazy
8 Posts
I am currently enrolled in a private college in Massachusetts, and am supposed to start my clinicals in January. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to waive the hep b. vaccine. I do not wish to get into a debate pro/con vaccine. I just am wondering if anyone has successfully waived the hep. b vaccine?
Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN
12,126 Posts
Two people in my class had.
What state do you go to school in?
Virginia.
Nashima
69 Posts
Likewise, in Florida (or my school at least), you can waive the Hep B vaccine.
Lisa CCU RN, RN
1,531 Posts
I do believe it is your choice and they can't make you get it hence the waiving.
BonnieSc
1 Article; 776 Posts
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
8,498 Posts
My friend tried but she was not allowed not to have it. She ended up getting it. Your neighboring state CT
Plucker
79 Posts
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
2,016 Posts
You can waive it in NC as well.
RedSox33RN
1,483 Posts
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
34,311 Posts
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.