Where is best place to get required immunization for nursing degree

[davewill]

If you know which hospital you will be interning at, they may be able to refer you to a preferred provider for the missing items.

[allvia]

thanks guys. Yes, I'm contacting my PCP and seems cvs also have most of those vaccines,
but they dont' have TuberculosisTB , how to get TB done?

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also if I had chicken pox when I was young, do I better get a anti body test or just get the vaccine?
similar things like MMR. I had Measles,  Mumps and  Rubella when I was young, so those vaccination is not needed for me.
but i think MMR vaccine is cheaper than doing the antibody test.

Pretty sure all these, including TB, can be completed at Walmart pharmacy locations.

[martingale2023]

thanks guys. Yes, I'm contacting my PCP and seems cvs also have most of those vaccines,
but they dont' have TuberculosisTB , how to get TB done?

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also if I had chicken pox when I was young, do I better get a anti body test or just get the vaccine?
similar things like MMR. I had Measles,  Mumps and  Rubella when I was young, so those vaccination is not needed for me.
but i think MMR vaccine is cheaper than doing the antibody test.

Pretty sure all these, including TB, can be completed at Walmart pharmacy locations.

thanks. Walmart pharmacy not serving in maryland
i figured most of it can be done with cvs, and TB can be done with quest diagnostics, without doctor's order .

[dfrecore]

Urgent cares sometimes give shots. My husband needed to get a TB test to be a coach, I think he went to one of those Concentra places where they do worker's comp stuff.

You should start now, because some of these vaccines require multiple shots over time.

I'd probably just contact your school to find out what they suggest, I'm sure they get these questions all the time.

[indigoshuffle]

my school send me a list of immunization required for my next semester of nursing degree, because I will be going to work as internship in a hospital here.
I'm not born in US so my immunization card only has a few immunization shot required by my school.
where will be the best place to get these immunization?
I need to get those immunization submitted by end of May.

thanks


Faculty and students of health sciences programs must submit proof of immunity for Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella. 
We recommend titer reports, but we do accept appropriate vaccination records [MMR (2), Varicella (2)]. 
If you have had the disease, you will need to submit a titer report to prove immunity. Immunity to hepatitis B is proven by submission of both, three hepatitis B vaccines and a positive titer; however, hepatitis B immunity may be waived. 
Please submit appropriate documentation with the completed health form. 

If vaccination records are no longer available, please order the following:  
❖ Titers: IgG EIA Measles Antibody IgG EIA Mumps Antibody IgG EIA Rubella Antibody IgG EIA Varicella Antibody Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Quantitative Serum Titer  
❖ If the student has either an equivocal or negative serologic test result, proof of appropriate booster is required per CDC recommendation. IgM tests are not required.  
❖ The student must have a documented testing for tuberculosis. The Quantiferon Gold or TSpot TB screening is recommended. However, the Two-Step PPD skin test may be used. (Second PPD is to be done 48-72 hours after first PPD reading has been done.) REVISED PLEASE CHECK 
❖ A single PPD is required every year thereafter.

See your primary physician.

[bjcheung77]

Speak with the institution you intend to study at, they may have a health clinic near by or even may conduct one on-site at the learning facility. For those who do not have a primary physician or GP (general practitioner physician, about 1/4th or up to 25% of the population doesn't have a family doctor), you can try the walk in clinics in your neighborhood. I suggest doing a search of anything closer to you if you're alright with biking, walking, otherwise something somewhat close for those who come/go by bus, metro, or other modes of transportation.

[Silvious]

Try walgreen too, they had a program that give a $5 discount per shot you take that's booked via their website. Vaccination should also be paid for by health insurance as part of preventive medicine benefits. For any vaccines that is OOS, if you are nice pharmacies could also order shots for you that arrive after a few days. I have had great help from staff that calls 5-6 pharmacies nearby that on unavail they just order it. (I believe it was hep A/B combined shot for that case).

You should have MMR shot taken already, it's common to have those before 6mo. There should also be state-run vaccination site that generally has more restrictive medicine, check with your state's DOH.