Somebody answer: Hep B Series

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okay so here is my question and dilemma. you know how you have to have your shots before you enter nursing school and/or clinicals. well what i want to know is if you have to "redo" any of the shots you've gotten at birth, particularly hepatitis b. i got it at birth, 2mos, 6mos. the usual. im trying to do emt over the summer and they want me to have have completed the series before clinicals. is it possible that i could still be immune. has anybody continued into clinicals, nursing, emt, cna, anything with clinical rotations etc, with only using the hep series from birth. what suggestions do you have for me. thanks so much.

prettyladie.

Specializes in Emergency.

haha. i just asked my mom if she remembers if i had the Hep B vaccination..and she said "probably" hahahaha.. so im back to square one. i always thought it was required for school..but heck i dont even know anymore.

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Do you have a copy of your immunization records?

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we have to look for them. thats the problem. its been years since ive needed them.. she said.."didnt i give them to you" im like nooo for what? i havent needed them until now.. she said "ohh..ill look" hahaha my mom craccckkksss me up.. lol but im sure they are in the same folder as my ssc and birth certificate.

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Most schools will not let you in without a copy....

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im saying i PERSONALLY havent needed them until now. i just enrolled in community colleges without it, and i went to a university without it, they enver asked for it. that could as well have been from my high school putting the records on the transcript possibly.i have them at the house..we just have to dig for it.

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Check with your high school. They may still have your shot record. BTW, immunize.org is an excellent vaccine website... I'm on there all the time.

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im sure they should have it..if they didnt get rid of it. ive been out of hs for 5 years..i hope they do..but hopefully my mother can find it.

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Specializes in ICU.

Well,, this is funny ... I just got my hep b titer and it is NEGATIVE. I am not immune. My series was done in 2001. In 2004 I was IMMUNE,, but see, over time it changed. I am going to go ahead and do the three shots again. Just to be safe.

So, I think maybe you should get the shots. To be safe. It won't hurt you if you've had them years ago.

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but i need them BEFORE i start my EMT clinical which is in some weeks..so im hoping.. i am immune..with the titer..im praying and crossing my fingers.

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Specializes in ICU, School Nurse, Med/Surg, Psych.

Have I really been a nurse so long that there are babies all grown up that got HBV in their first year! OMG I am so old! :):)

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when did you get yours.

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Usually as long as you have started the series it is okay. CHeck with the school. I have always seen it this way though.

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