Jeff state summer 2015 hopefuls

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Hi everyone! I'm starting this thread for those of us that are applying for the summer nursing program for Jeff state! It would be interesting to know what everyone is applying with and stuff! Good luck everyone!

Where did ya'll go to get your CPR certification? AND the CPR certification has to be done by april 10th also right? because its part of the background screen right?

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I'm so confused about this stuff we have to have turned in and I'm afraid I'm going to screw this part up and lose my spot. What does it mean when it says "UPLOADING DOCUMENTS TO VERIFIED CREDENTIALS IS OPTIONAL"? Does that mean we dont have to upload documents to prove everything on the background screen?

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I'm so confused about this stuff we have to have turned in and I'm afraid I'm going to screw this part up and lose my spot. What does it mean when it says "UPLOADING DOCUMENTS TO VERIFIED CREDENTIALS IS OPTIONAL"? Does that mean we dont have to upload documents to prove everything on the background screen?

It means you don't necessarily have to upload it to the background screen website. Only the hard copies of all required documents must be given to the nursing office. So the only thing that needs to be done by April 10th is the background screen. All the other stuff would have a set deadline which they should tell us during orientation.

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Thanks so much!! :up:

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Can anyone tell me if it is okay to take adderall in the nursing program if you have a prescription? I've heard of people in the past who have taken it while in the nursing program and they say it is okay as long as they show proof of their prescription? but on the background screen policy it says:

"Some of the classes of drugs for which screening will be conducted are available by prescription from health care practitioners. Prescription drugs prescribed to a student by an appropriate health care practitioner may nevertheless be subject to abuse and may give rise to reasonable suspicion testing or incident testing. The fact that a student has a prescription for one or more of the classes of drugs which are legally prescribed by a health care practitioner does not necessarily, in and of itself, excuse the student from the effect of this policy.

Revised: October, 2005; April 2007; April 2008; August 2009; November 2010"'

So can you show proof that you have a prescription and it be okay?

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They cannot discriminate against you for having a learning disability or for taking a legal, prescribed drug. If they try you could take them to court.

Where did you find the above quote?

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It is on the "Nursing Education Program Student Drug and Alcohol Screen Policy" form. Like you know how we got the email with the instructions on doing the background screen etc.? Like you have to go through the steps on the website and first it's the "Introduction" then it's the "Forms and notices" and then it's the "background screen"

One of the forms on the forms and notices is the "Nursing Education Program Student Drug and Alcohol Screen Policy" and the quote is from that form.

You know you had to go through those pages and sign your signature at the bottom of each page?

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It says on the ""Nursing Education Program Student Drug and Alcohol Screen Policy" (this is the second to last form):

IV.Student Drug Screen Procedure

1.All students must pay the current required screening fee directly to the company performing the screen.

2.Students must submit a photo ID and social security number at the time of specimen collection.

3.Students must follow the drug screening procedure as determined by the testing agency.

4.Urine samples must be screened for the following:

1.Amphetamines

2.Barbiturates

3.Benzodiazepines

4.Cocaine

5.Marijuana

6.Methaqualone

7.Opiates

8.PCP

9.Propoxyphene

10.Methadone

Adderall and any other A.D.D. medication is an amphetamine. It also says on the "Nursing Education Program Student Drug and Alcohol Screen Policy Participation Form" (this is the last form):

"I understand that these agencies require all employees to have a drug screen which shows negative results for selected classes of drugs and for alcohol. Because of this, I understand that, I must submit to a drug and alcohol screen and provide a certified negative result from that screen to the Program Director of the Nursing Education Program. I also understand that random or incident testing may be required.

I further understand that if I fail to provide such a certified negative drug result, either on initial screening or on random or incident related screening, I will be unable to participate in the nursing program.

BY SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT, I AM INDICATING THAT I HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO THE CLINICAL AGENCIES' REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT TO A DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREEN AND TO PROVIDE A CERTIFIED NEGATIVE DRUG RESULT TO THE CLINICAL AGENCY AND THE NURSING PROGRAM."

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Thanks.

I'm currently emailing my psychiatrist about this. I really cannot imagine how they could legally do this. Maybe the screen has the ability to test for levels of a particular drug to see if there is abuse?

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I just asked a friend who is a current student at Shelby and she said you are fine as long as you bring in your Rx. She also said "It's basically saying if you seem high or they suspect abuse they can test you to see if you have therapeutic levels of the drug, or "recreational" levels."

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Well, I am freaking out because the forms pretty much say that you have to have a negative drug test and they don't care if you are prescibed the drug by a health care provider. I tried searching past threads on this site about the drug testing and if it's okay to test positive for a drug if you have a prescription. From what I've read from people in other nursing programs they all said that it is okay as long as you have proof that you have a prescription for the drug you tested positive for. BUT the threads that I read that on were dated from 2009 and older. And the policy has been updated in 2010

"Some of the classes of drugs for which screening will be conducted are available by prescription from health care practitioners. Prescription drugs prescribed to a student by an appropriate health care practitioner may nevertheless be subject to abuse and may give rise to reasonable suspicion testing or incident testing. The fact that a student has a prescription for one or more of the classes of drugs which are legally prescribed by a health care practitioner does not necessarily, in and of itself, excuse the student from the effect of this policy.

Revised: October, 2005; April 2007; April 2008; August 2009; November 2010"'

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I just asked a friend who is a current student at Shelby and she said you are fine as long as you bring in your Rx. She also said "It's basically saying if you seem high or they suspect abuse they can test you to see if you have therapeutic levels of the drug, or "recreational" levels."

Okay thanks so much! You have relieved a lot of stress and worry! Thanks!

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