Vaccines Required for Nursing School

[Dahlia1694]

Hello, everyone! I wanted to know what vaccines are required for admission into nursing school. I had just a couple that I got when I was an infant, but will probably need other ones. Any information on which ones are required, and which ones are optional? THANKS

[Cricket183, BSN, RN]

These are all the Immunization that I am having to get in order to be in the nursing program I have just busted my butt to get into. I cannot prove that I have had them in the past, but I know I have. The problem is my doctor has long since been dead, and I cannot get the records anymore. Here we go....

Tdap

Tuberculosis

Hep A

Hep B

Varcilla

Rubella

Mumps

Anti-hbs ( CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THIS IS PLEASE?)

Rubeola

My college only lets us decline the Hep A & B vaccines. The rest we must get. I have until August 8th to get them and today is July 25th.

Dalester, before you go and have all of these vaccines redone check with your nursing school and see if they will accept blood titers as proof of previous vaccination. I was a military brat and my parents had long ago misplaced my shot records. Tracing back to prove I received all my vaccines was a bureaucratic nightmare to say the least. My nursing school allowed me to have titers drawn to prove my immunity to MMR, TDaP, etc. The only vaccine I ended up having to actually get was the hep B series. You'll probably have to go through your PCP to get the necessary titers drawn. Just bring a list of the requirements with you to your appointment so he/she can order the necessary blood work. Your insurance might not cover the cost (mine didn't but at the time I had crappy insurance) and as I remember it was a couple hundred dollars but in the end it was very much worth it.

[ThatOneDude822]

These are all the Immunization that I am having to get in order to be in the nursing program I have just busted my butt to get into. I cannot prove that I have had them in the past, but I know I have. The problem is my doctor has long since been dead, and I cannot get the records anymore. Here we go....

Tdap

Tuberculosis

Hep A

Hep B

Varcilla

Rubella

Mumps

Anti-hbs ( CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THIS IS PLEASE?)

Rubeola

My college only lets us decline the Hep A & B vaccines. The rest we must get. I have until August 8th to get them and today is July 25th.

The Anti-HBs is also known as HBsAb (Hepatitis B surface Antibody). It is a blood draw to determine the level of Hep B antibodies in your blood. In other words, it determines if you're immune to Hep B or not.

A "positive" or "reactive" result means you have immunity against Hep B. If it is negative or non-reactive, this means your body is not producing enough antibodies to provide effective immunity against Hep B. Your school can inform you more specifically about what they require in the event of a negative result.