Health - Medical documents for the nursing school

NurseKeiKei · Feb 28, 2008

You will more than likely need a general health physical from your doctor stating that you are healthy and able to withstand the rigors of the nursing profession. You will also need to submit te a drug test. As far as vaccines, I would guess that you will need to show proof of immunization for measles & rubella. But you should check with your respective school for their requirements because there may be some variation of what is required between different programs.

Wikireader · Feb 28, 2008

Thanks Nursey,

I will email my school and ask them:)

Hotflashn · Feb 28, 2008

There may be some variation from school to school, but you will likely need to show proof of immunization or past exposure to Hep B, measels, mumps, rubella. I know some areas also want varicella - chicken pox. A TB test, a routine physical, (and freedom from back injuries) and drug screen are common as well.

I am trying to dig up my proof now. I will likely end up needing to get blood tests, since back in my day you got most of the childhood diseases as a kid and just got the polio and small pox vaccine.

Neoma · Mar 5, 2008

Hotflashn,

I'm in the same boat. I'm 41, will be 42 starting NS if I get in this fall. I decided to do titers for mine.

OP, check with your school. Ours is listed on the school website, but here's what we have to have:

Hep B shots or titers proving immunity

MMR proof or titers.

Varicella proof - the only one I actually have.

TB test within six weeks of class starting.

When I was growing up, we went to the doctor to get our shots. We didn't start going to the health department until I was in high school, and the doctor has long since retired. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depends on how you look at it, I had the chicken pox when I was pregnant with my youngest and had to go into the hospital. The OB actually had a record of it still. I was excited. :yeah: At least I can get a discount on the titers for the rest through the university health services.

AtomicWoman · Mar 7, 2008

There may be some variation from school to school, but you will likely need to show proof of immunization or past exposure to Hep B, measels, mumps, rubella. I know some areas also want varicella - chicken pox. A TB test, a routine physical, (and freedom from back injuries) and drug screen are common as well.
I am trying to dig up my proof now. I will likely end up needing to get blood tests, since back in my day you got most of the childhood diseases as a kid and just got the polio and small pox vaccine.

I'm like you, Hotflash. I had chicken pox and measles as a kid, along with polio and smallpox vaccines. But I never got Rubella or the mumps, so I guess I'll have to get the MMR shots, plus Hep B shots, plus Chicken Pox titer. I had to laugh when my school sent the forms. They just *assumed* I had had MMR vaccinations as a kid! Not when us dinosaurs were going to school we didn't! :doh:(I just discovered the Doh! smilie!)

nancyctman · Mar 8, 2008

dear all, i just wondering those schools will discriminate those who got hep B like me?? i am a hep b. carrier, so can i go to the nursing program?? :crying2:

AtomicWoman · Mar 8, 2008

dear all, i just wondering those schools will discriminate those who got hep B like me?? i am a hep b. carrier, so can i go to the nursing program??

The only way to know for sure is to call the schools you are interested in and ask them. If it were me, I would call (or email) someone a bit higher-up, like the director of the nursing program. You can also contact your state's Board of Nursing and ask if being a Hep B carrier will make you ineligible to be a nurse. This is "news you can use", because it will have a major impact on your career decisions, so the sooner you know the answer, the better! Best of luck!