Why am I taking another tb test??

[adruiz01]

I live in Indiana and when I started my CNA course in Sept I had to have tb testing and a physical and I passed both. Well I went in for a job interview and I have to do another tb test, just one, and another physical. Why?

I thought that you only had to do it once a yr. I dont understand why I have to do it again. The good news is I dont pay for any of it this time but what if my tb comes back negative this time or I dont pass my physical? Maybe Im just stressing for no reason bc I really need and want a job and I'm scared something is going to happen to keep me from getting a job, which if something does there is nothing I can do I guess. Am I stressing to much about this?

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

Where I work, they do a two-stage TB test...but they will also accept result(s) from other facilities if they were done within the last year. Based on what my friends tell me, I think that's pretty much standard in many places in my area.

[jerrynuevo]

Try not to stress too much. These are all standard things which are asked of everyone who enters the medical field.

Having a false positive result will not keep you from being able to work in the field or obtainging a license jerrynuevo. In fact, I am proof of that. I actually had TB as a child and now carry false positives and will continue to. Therefore, I am not permitted to have the TB testing. They simply send me for chest x-rays yearly to be sure it's not active.

Good Luck with everything!!

Thank you for the info...

[nursemike, ASN, RN]

I am in a similar situation and was wondering if the PPD comes back positive, will this prevent me from EVER getting my nurse's License?

...........Kinda without Medical insurance right now.

A positive PPD with a negative X-ray shouldn't affect your chances of getting a license, or even of getting hired. It isn't all that uncommon. And while a confirmed diagnosis of active TB is never good news*, on the plus side, medical insurance shouldn't be a big concern. Where I live, and I think most places, the Health Dept. will pay for your treatment, since getting you cured is in everyone's interest.

*I do recall a patient, once, who was ruled out for TB, then diagnosed with lung cancer. So it would probably have been better if it had turned out to be TB.

[jerrynuevo]

A positive PPD with a negative X-ray shouldn't affect your chances of getting a license, or even of getting hired. It isn't all that uncommon. And while a confirmed diagnosis of active TB is never good news*, on the plus side, medical insurance shouldn't be a big concern. Where I live, and I think most places, the Health Dept. will pay for your treatment, since getting you cured is in everyone's interest.

*I do recall a patient, once, who was ruled out for TB, then diagnosed with lung cancer. So it would probably have been better if it had turned out to be TB.

Thanx for the input......:dncgbby: