What type of drug tests do nursing schools do?

[jillebean]

Urine, Blood, or Hair? I'm just curious, as I've had a hair test done before and they cut 2 chunks out!! Not sure how that would look now considering my hair is so short!!

[CharlotteDarcy]

not entirely sure yet but my school says there'll be random drug testings during the program. I haven't been selected yet.

[beth66335, BSN, RN]

I didn't have any kind of drug test for school, but I'm sure they would do one if someone wasn't acting right at clinicals or something like that. I did have to do a urine test for my new job I got this Fall.

[DLS_PMHNP, MSN, RN, NP]

Hair testing is VERY expensive. In this economy, you can be fairly certain you'll be peein' in a cup.

[Student4_life]

ugh, I hate drug tests. I thought I was done with the wiz quiz when I got out of the military. I have never done any drugs and never will, but man peeing in a cup is a pain. Hopefully what ever school and then career I go into sticks with blood tests, or even hair, I would totally shave my head once a year to prove I had not done drugs, I just hate that cup.

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

ugh, I hate drug tests. I thought I was done with the wiz quiz when I got out of the military. I have never done any drugs and never will, but man peeing in a cup is a pain. Hopefully what ever school and then career I go into sticks with blood tests, or even hair, I would totally shave my head once a year to prove I had not done drugs, I just hate that cup.

LOL try being a girl and having to pee in the cup.

[melmarie23, MSN, RN]

we didnt have one

[Almostnurse88]

ZERO. amen to that

[NurseKitten, MSN, RN]

as long as you have a valid rx for it, you're fine.

[Mineee45]

i had a backround check done.... never a drug test.

[Lennonninja, MSN, APRN, NP]

We had background tests, but no drug tests. They do have the right and ability to randomly test us at any time though.

[michigansapphire]

At my school, it depends on your clinical site - most of them don't require a drug test at all. One site requires a 6 panel urine screen.

[tokyoROSE, BSN, RN]

No drug tests. But I hope they never do a hair test -- my friend had one done at her job and they literally cut a big chunk out! She was not a happy camper.