Where is best place to get required immunization for nursing degree

[martingale2023]

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.

[jsd]

Wouldn't you just get it at your doctor's office? Other than a flu shot all of my immunizations were done with my normal doctor.

[rachel83az]

Assuming you're in the US and maybe you don't have a doctor who can do this, I would check with your local CVS. If they can't help you, they may at least be able to tell you where to go.

[martingale2023]

Wouldn't you just get it at your doctor's office? Other than a flu shot all of my immunizations were done with my normal doctor.

so it's the primary care doctor give the prescription for those immunization? not labcorp?

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btw, what is a N95 fit test?
what am I supposed to upload for that?

[jsd]

Yes, your primary care doctor. In my experience LabCorp is more for drawing bloodwork and running diagnostic tests, I've never gotten shots through them.

An N95 is a facemask (such as you would wear for COVID-19 safety measures). A fit test would just be checking that you're wearing it properly and that it is the right size for your face. I don't know how you would show proof of this if you're being asked for that. Maybe a doctor's note? Essentially all places within the US have ended masking safety requirements, so I'm surprised you'd be asked for that. Though given you'd be working inside a hospital with patients who could be high risk, that makes sense.

[Vle045]

Yes, your primary care doctor. In my experience LabCorp is more for drawing bloodwork and running diagnostic tests, I've never gotten shots through them.

An N95 is a facemask (such as you would wear for COVID-19 safety measures). A fit test would just be checking that you're wearing it properly and that it is the right size for your face. I don't know how you would show proof of this if you're being asked for that. Maybe a doctor's note? Essentially all places within the US have ended masking safety requirements, so I'm surprised you'd be asked for that. Though given you'd be working inside a hospital with patients who could be high risk, that makes sense.

Hospitals and doctor’s offices are still requiring masks to be worn, by staff, patients, and visitors alike.  At least that is the case here.  My hubby works at a hospital and my son and I visited one this morning.

[ss20ts]

Yes, your primary care doctor. In my experience LabCorp is more for drawing bloodwork and running diagnostic tests, I've never gotten shots through them.

An N95 is a facemask (such as you would wear for COVID-19 safety measures). A fit test would just be checking that you're wearing it properly and that it is the right size for your face. I don't know how you would show proof of this if you're being asked for that. Maybe a doctor's note? Essentially all places within the US have ended masking safety requirements, so I'm surprised you'd be asked for that. Though given you'd be working inside a hospital with patients who could be high risk, that makes sense.

This isn't true about all of the US ending masking requirements. Masking requirements at all medical facilities is still happening in the State of New York and others.

[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.

[rachel83az]

It's not mentioned a lot, because it doesn't matter to most people, but the MMR vaccine doesn't always "stick". That is, you can be vaccinated multiple times and not have any antibodies at all. It can happen with other vaccines, I believe, but it's most common with the MMR vaccine. I've heard that some schools require BOTH the vaccine and the antibody test and it's relatively common for aspiring nurses to need to get vaccinated many, many times before the antibody test proved that they were actually vaccinated.

I think the most times I heard was 6 or 7 and the nurse-to-be finally had to schedule the vaccine one day, then the test on the next day or the day after in order to show any immune response at all on the test. If your school is vaccine OR test, I'd just go get vaccinated.

[DeanLewis]

You can get titers pulled (my recommendation) from Quest Diagnostics on a walk-in basis, if you remember having the vaccinations in your medical history. This runs a little over $600, usually. You can also just go to a CVS Minute Clinic and get started on the various vaccination series. Be sure to get good documentation from wherever you go. It's an ongoing process throughout nursing school to remain compliant and they typically require very specific documentation.