I'm trying to register for the last semester of classes at the university, but they won't let me until I have the DTaP vaccination.
Whether you believe in vaccinations or you don't, this really isn't about that. It's about trying to reason with beaurocracy.
When the woman (I don't know if she was an instructor or part of the clerical staff) told me that it wasn't the school's rule, I asked her who's rule it was. She told me it was the rule of the hospital where the clinicals would take place.
#1. This seems odd to me, because I was hired on at this very same hospital (I don't work there now, no I wasn't fired) and getting a DTaP vaccine never came up.
#2. I only have one class to take (Professional Leadership) and I'm most certain it is not going to require going to the hospital.
#3. What was with all this crap shoved down our throats in Community Health Nursing about respecting and honoring diversity and others' beliefs, even those such as JWs who don't accept blood products?
#4. I read one of the SE's can be seizures. Since I already have seizures (the staring kind) I wouldn't think I should expose my little body to more substances that might cause more seizures-wonder of that would be a valid argument?)
I also believe in vaccines, but support those who choose not to. It is funny that this is brought up today, because yesterday, I ran into my son's father on my way home from work. My 22 year old son keeps in touch with him much more often than I do, and he mentioned to me that his 3 year old son has autism, and he strongly believes that it was from the series of childhood vaccinations he received. He told me that after receiving his vaccine series at about 6 months of age, he had a seizure (first and only time), and this lead to a marked change in his behavior. When he was close to 2 years old, he was diagnosed with autism.
This was like a kick in my stomach, because well, this was close to home. I don't talk to this man really, but that is my son's brother, and he looks an awful lot like my son when he was his age. Makes me wonder who will be around to take care of him if something happens to his parents. I asked my son how he felt about it, and if he would ever consider getting involved in his brother's care if something happens to his father. And the fact that it was very probable that it was due to a vaccination...how do I, as a nurse, advocate for something that we aren't sure about? Just pondering...
In any event, I would ask the hospital if this is necessary, what needs to be brought in so that you can bypass this, if possible and then see what happens.
Have you heard of the government program that compensates families of children who were injured or died from vaccinations?
LOL You work telemetry or oncology? Because it's been my experience (before I was a marked man) that telemetry and oncology always have the prettiest women. you're in TN though right? I used to kinda date a girl from Knoxville, TN is full of beautiful women.
I guess I broke the mold. I'm in Tennessee and I was hired to work telemetry AND I look kind of like Tiny Tim.
All I have to say is I had to have a prostate exam(if your not familiar its when the doctor says "bend over you are gonna feel a weird sensation at the tip of your *****":eek: when I went through the roof:argue:!!!!!!!!! I was 24 for goodness sakes:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire to get into nursing school including multiple vaccinations and titers ect. And believe you me I DONT BELIEVE IN THAT AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I say suck it up butter cup, no offense just the way it is if you want to be a nurse.
It does not matter how deeply rooted your beliefs are, if a person wants no injections because they want no injections, that is their call.
A few weeks ago I refused a flu vaccine. Why? In writing, I told the school of nursing "Because I don't want any additional holes in my body"
This is America, you DO have the right to refuse things. The hospitals around here don't even push things. If you refuse from them, they just shrug. Maybe it is regional, but around here we respect self-determination.
What i find hilarious about how adamant people are about the right to refuse a simple vaccine is that I get exposed to a lot worse just in the meds i give to half my patients. class B nebs, teratogenic meds and IV mixes, even ribavirin nebs on occasion. one little shot is the least of my worries. not to mention the various bugs we're treating these patients for. and people make a big fuss over a shot. you chose the career, you need to take what comes with it.
seriously, study up on public health and epidemiology to find out why vaccines are so important for us in order to protect the public we're supposedly trying to help.
Jo Dirt
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Have you heard of the government program that compensates families of children who were injured or died from vaccinations?
www.hrsa.com/vaccinecompensation