Additional Requirements
In compliance with the terms of contractual agreements with health care agencies which serve as clinical laboratory sites as well as accreditation, federal or state requirements, all nursing students must:
- Present evidence of required immunizations as required by the State of Arkansas clinical
agencies;
- MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) or titer
- Tdap/Tetanus
- Varicella vaccine or titer results
- Hepatitis B series (either 2-dose series (Heplisav-B) or 3-dose series (Engerix-B, Recombivax HB) may be used) or titer results
- Flu vaccine (obtained annually during flu season)
- Additional vaccine/immunization as required based on current communicable disease(s)
- Present evidence of Health insurance
- Present evidence of 2-step Tuberculosis (TB) testing or an IGRA blood test (QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus or T-SPOT.TB).
- For the 2-step process:
- Step 1 (First injection and Reading):
- Visit 1: Get TB skin test injection
- Visit 2: Return 48-72 hours later to have the site read by PCP
- Step 2 (Second Injection & Reading):
- Visit 3: Return 1-3 weeks after your first reading to get second injection
- Visit 4: REturn 48-72 hours later to have the second site read.
- Step 1 (First injection and Reading):
- Maintain current certification in CPR for the professional rescuer-We accept American Heart Association
- Current health data forms and other information needed according to contractual agreements with clinical agencies. If further test or corrections are needed, they will be completed prior to the first day of classes. All health data forms must be on file before the first day of class
- Applicants must have a valid Social Security Number
- You must successfully pass a Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen Process