Nursing school vaccinations

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Hi!

I am going to apply to WC nursing program in June for spring 2011. I wanted to work on getting my vaccinations next month. This is probably a silly question, but do you just go to your family physician to do that? And do I need to ask for something showing that I had them done?

Thanks!

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I don't have a regular doctor, so I called my parents' doctor, and their office does not do most vaccinations. Call your doctor first to make sure. I'm going to get mine done at Walgreens, but I don't know how much it will cost. You can also check county hospitals and clinics. Make sure to keep a copy of the record to submit to the school.

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Thank you! Thank you!!

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I would check the county clinic in your area, the shots could be a lot cheaper. I checked at Rediclinic and I don't have health insurance they wanted 168 dollars per shot. At the Harris County Health clinic in Houston they want 10 dollars per shot. Also before they give you the shots I would discuss which shot you are receiving there's a Hep B or a HepB/HepA combo shot, and the combo shot can be done in a shorter period of time as I was told from the NP at Rediclinic. You have plenty of time though :) A family physician can also administer the shot but you probably have to call and check to make sure they have them in stock. And they'll give you a piece of paper for your records that they will document your shots on. HTH and good luck!

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I agree with Kaybee24, the local county health dept. is great for this. Depending on where you are, I had better luck getting all my shots in one visit. Well, you get series, but they had them all onhand, just had to wait in a longish line. The shots are pretty inexpensive, I think my 1st series was around $180, and that was the front-heavy 1st series plus TB screen. To get blood titers to see if you have the antibodies because you don't have your vaccination records, it's a lot more expensive. Even with most insurance, from what those that went that route tell me. Best of luck on your career aspirations!

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I finally got my immunizations today! I went to a county clinic, and then they referred me to the local health department because they didn't have DtaP and the hep-b would have been $80 for each of the three shots. I had no wait at all at the health dept, and paid only $5! They did have a sign that said you had to be without health insurance to get them...or something like that...

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Where can you get these vaccines at $5 for. Can you give me the phone number or name and address of this place. I am uninsured and trying to apply for nursing school right now. Please reply as soon as you can. Thanks so much in advance.

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Texas Department of State Health Services, Visitor Information

you should be able to find a local or regional office of the Tx Dept of Health through the above website.

Alternately, you can use the local phone book and look under 'government-state' for the local Texas Dept of Health. Cost of vaccines is generally relative to your income and insurance status. Our local office wont do TB tests without exposure risk, though, so be prepared to have to do that at a clinic or physician of your choosing.

HTH

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Where can you get these vaccines at $5 for. Can you give me the phone number or name and address of this place. I am uninsured and trying to apply for nursing school right now. Please reply as soon as you can. Thanks so much in advance.

It depends on where you live. Just look up your county health department or a neighboring county's health department. You should be able to go to any of them. At first I was told I couldn't go to Harris County because I don't live there, but as it turns out, you can! Thank goodness too! I was in a state of panic searching for a varicella shot! Just call ahead to make sure they have everything you need and will administer them to someone your age. I had trouble with varicella because I'm over 18 and under 65.

I paid $5 in Chambers County for hep-b and DtaP, and paid $0 for varicella in Harris County. I got the TB test done a Chambers County clinic, and it was $27.

If you live in the Houston area, check out gatewaytocare.org. They have a pdf of clinics that provide immunizations.

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What do you say when you call? That you need your vaccines for nursing school?

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I just called Tarrant County public health. They have several locations. I am going tomorrow morning. The cost for Hep B is $20 for each Hep B shot for adults. They said there are no restrictions on income and it doesn't matter if you have health insurance or not.

@carrien23-You will need to know what vaccines you need. You should find out from the schools you will be applying.

Just look on your local public health website for the info, and whatever you don't find, call and ask. I found everything I needed to know on the website other than the cost and if there are restrictions for having health insurance/income.

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What do you say when you call? That you need your vaccines for nursing school?

Yup. Just say you need hep-b, dtap, and/or whatever you need for your nursing program and ask if they provide them. Some places may offer a discount for nursing students. Some places won't care and still won't give you the vaccinations you need because you're not the right age. I'm not sure if I mentioned it before, but some Walgreens offer vaccinations, but they're expensive and they might not have what you need. I would definitely call them ahead of time to check.

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