Immunization Verification

suzanne4, RN · Nov 16, 2006

Sorry, but what ever you had as a child will need some type of verification such as titers more than likely to see if you still have immunity. That is what hospitals and the nursing schools are concerned with.

Something easy to do, so do not get stressed out over it.:) Think about it, you are speaking of more than 30 years ago.

Kiringat · Nov 16, 2006

I had spotty immunization records as well, so I had to get a MMR and chickenpox titer.

MB37 · Nov 16, 2006

I had to get the titers twice, as my paperwork got lost again. Simple blood test, no big deal. Call your MD and let them know what you need, b/c they may make you go to a lab to get the blood drawn.

BSNtobe2009 · Nov 16, 2006

Contact the last school you attended, your records should have been forwarded to there.

The hospital that I had my shots in as a child has completely disbanded, and all I have is my school records, which when I attended college, they accepted that.

I'm not sure if your school will, but it is worth a shot.

ShellieAnn · Nov 16, 2006

Thank you so much! I was determined to get everything in place early and this seemed like a bigger hurdle then it turned out to be. I will call my doctor first thing in the morning. I so appreciate the information and support I have gotten on this board. I hope I can be of equal help to someone else as I continue my nursing journey.:)

GeminiTwinRN, BSN · Nov 17, 2006

FWIW, my school accepts your high school diploma as proof of immunizations. I didn't find this out until after I had all my immunizations repeated before NS started.

However, I would strongly urge you to get a titre drawn of your hepatitis immunity (if you've had the series) since I found out that even after receiving the 3 shot series I was not immune and thus had to have the entire series repeated.

Good luck!

NurseT533 · Nov 17, 2006

Your best bet would just to go ahead and get the titers for MMR,and Varciella..unless youve already had chickenpox as a child...and get the Tetorifice one b/c its due every 10 years or so I believe?? And of course you need your Hep series..for your own protection.

locolorenzo22, BSN, RN · Nov 17, 2006

Just ask your doc what you should probably get and what titers you should probably have drawn. my NS required me to have MMR shot records, tetneus, a hepatitis B waiver or series, and a rubella titer(my doc even asked them if I HAD to have it, as it's to judge your risk of giving birth defects.) Don't have that problem over here!

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Nov 17, 2006

Good thing for me my mother had my immunization records and the rest I got after I was married. I had to get a titer for hep B and varicella since the clinic lost my hep B records and a note from mom saying you had the chickenpox is not passable. I actually had all of this information from when I went through the medical assisting program. Its a pain in the butt. But in my area at least, it is cheaper to get titers than it is to re-vax.

txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN · Nov 17, 2006

I have my own little immunization crisis. I applied to nursing school (LVN-BSN) in 2005 ,got accepted with the condition that I passed algebra...I had my Hep series done about 10 years ago but the company has gone out of buisness and I have been told the records have been destroyed. So I went to get a titer and I was non-immune... This required me to take the series because there was a cut off date to reject the injections apparently and I missed it. Now I ended up failing algebra and not being able to attend this program until the next year (because LVN's enter once a year) So for the next several months I involved my self with depression and feeling sorry for my self .. Now I am pregnant and I am going to apply again in Jan ... I still don't have these injections and cant get them until after I domino (or so I'm told,but I'm going to ask again) which is in March and this does not give me time to complete the series.... I don't know if I can sign a waiver or not with this school... it is very frustrating.... ok thanks for the vent

Soft_Kitty_Cat · Nov 18, 2006

Hello! This is my first post, and sorry it's long... I decided earlier this year to change my major and apply for nursing school. So, in March I approached my physician at that time for a Hep B vaccination. She was more concerned about not being reimbursed by the insurance company, so she said that I should get a titer done instead to see if I even needed the vaccination. I was eventually told I didn't need to be vaccinated. I, thinking that all physicians can be trusted, took her word for it and never viewed the results or thought otherwise. Fast forward eight months later, and I find out that I actually did not have immunity (the doctor told me wrong). Now, I just got accepted into the program at Cy-Fair College and am worried that because of this incompetent doctor (who is no longer my physician), my chances to start in the Spring have been ruined despite my attempted advance preparation. I have only had one Hep B injection on Nov. 9. I am to have the second injection on Dec. 8, but the deadline to complete the series is Dec. 15. I was told to get a titer done after the second vaccination to check for antibodies, but I don't know how likely it is that I will develop immunity so quickly. I am soooooo upset because I really wanted to start this Spring! I will still try since I have not formally been rejected because of this incompletion, but I think my efforts will be for naught. :scrying: I guess if I look at the bright side, I will definitely be immunized by the next period. Thanks for listening. :sniff: