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Hi all! I am in the process of getting all of my stuff done for PN school. In 2009 I had a positive ppd had a clear chest xray and took my 9 months of INH. Do I still have to get a chest X-ray before starting school? Thanks!

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

This is something your school has to answer. I'm going to guess the answer is going to be yes.

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Specializes in Trauma Surgical ICU.

This will depend on your schools policy. Some people can no longer do the PPD skin test because they get a false positive result. For those nurses and students a chest xray is needed yearly instead of the PPD.

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