Marijuana and LPN School - Will this disqualify me from getting a LPN license?

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Hello,

I want to become a LPN. I have a clean criminal history but I did smoke marijuana one time and I had a panic attack over it. It was so bad that I had to go to the hospital. I told the Doctor what I smoked and I believe that it was written in my medical file for that visit. Will this disqualify me from getting a LPN license? Would the licensing body for LPN's ever know about this or does HIPAA keep this information private?

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Don't smoke again, clean your system and you will be fine. Schools don't have access to your files

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Specializes in LTC, Memory loss, PDN.

you could become an LPN, but i believe smoking once qualifies you for

presidential office ;)

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you could become an LPN, but i believe smoking once qualifies you for

presidential office ;)

Depends on if you inhaled or not....cue the Clinton tenor saxophone.

OP, I really wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure many people have had similar experiences, and your school would have no access to your medical record as a whole.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

If you told this to your MD and he put it in your medical record, then it should be protected by HIPAA. I think you will be fine. Don't worry about it.

And find a better way to manage your anxiety, ok? :)

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I thought it was covered by HIPAA but I was not sure. I have only smoked once and that was the reason for my anxiety. This was years ago and I will never try it again. To everyone who posted: Thanks for all the help!

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Specializes in ER.

They don't pull your records. Instead there is a health physical form that the doctor has to fill out.

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