Pre Employment Physical

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I read that they collect 10 vials of blood. What tests do they run on your blood?

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When you go for the exam they ought to tell you. You can always ask. The tests will depend on the policies of the facility.

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Specializes in pediatrics; PICU; NICU.

I've never had any blood drawn as part of a pre-employment physical.

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You read in an employee handbook they collect 10 vials of blood? Usually it's just a couple and they check your titers. Most importantly Hep B.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

I've never had that much. It was 3 all for immunity tigers to MMR, varicella and hepatitis.

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Specializes in Critical care.

My first job drew one vial to have a baseline of my hep c status in case there were any issues later on. They didn't draw titers since I had records of my hep b ones from nursing school.

My second job drew 1 vial for the quantiferon gold TB test and that was it.

Both places tested my urine for drugs and nicotine.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I once had to get an MMR titer and nothing else, for whatever reason they drew 5 full SST tubes, I still don't understand what the purpose of that was.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
My first job drew one vial to have a baseline of my hep c status in case there were any issues later on. They didn't draw titers since I had records of my hep b ones from nursing school.

My second job drew 1 vial for the quantiferon gold TB test and that was it.

Both places tested my urine for drugs and nicotine.

Really usually its hep B not hep C they test for

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