The clinical experiences of nursing students require a health screening program. The following steps are required as part of admission to and enrollment in the graduate program:
The College of Nursing contracts with an outside agency to maintain access to your documentation requirements. Please be prepared to upload all documents below during orientation:
- MMR Two Dose Vaccines, or Mumps Titer, Measles Titer, and Rubella Titer.
If non-immune titer, Repeat Two Dose Vaccine - Hepatitis B Three Dose Vaccines, or Hepatitis Titer
If non-immune titer, Repeat Three Dose Vaccine - Varicella Two Dose Vaccines, or Varicella Titer
If non-immune titer, Repeat Two Dose Vaccine - Tetanus Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap)
Tdap or TD booster required every 10 years after initial TDap. May never be more than 10 years old during matriculation. - Influenza Vaccine
Required Seasonally. Must be submitted by 10/31 of year of admission and maintained through matriculation. - Tuberculosis Two-Step Negative Skin Tests (PPD/Mantoux) or QuantiFERON TB Gold
If you have had initial testing and annual screening through your employer, documentation of annual screening and a single step will be sufficient. - Chest X-Ray if previous positive
If TB Skin test is positive, a chest x-ray must have been completed with the last 5 years (annual symptom evaluation must be completed and uploaded). - Completion of three modules in "Culturally Competent Nursing Care: A Cornerstone of Caring"
- Proof of Health Insurance
- Physical/Health Examination Form
- CPR Certification by the American Heart Association
- Proof of Liability Insurance
- For Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AGACNP):
- ACLS Certification by the American Heart Association
- OSHA Certification
- HIPAA Certification
- Signed consent forms for:
- Substance Abuse Policy
- Drug/Alcohol Testing and Sentry MD
- Unencumbered Nursing License
