Clinical Compliance MSNP
What is Clinical Compliance?
Prior to beginning any clinical nursing courses, all students must be compliant with all clinical compliance requirements. These requirements are all based on the requirements of our clinical partners for students to attend their facilities.
STUDENTS MAY NOT START CLINICAL COURSES UNTIL ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE COMPLETE
What are the requirements?
Vaccinations
- Hepatitis B: series of three doses of vaccine or titer for serologic confirmation of immunity.
- Documentation of childhood vaccinations acceptable
- Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR): two doses of vaccine or titer for serologic confirmation of immunity.
- Documentation of childhood vaccinations acceptable
- Varicella: two doses of vaccine or titer for serologic confirmation of immunity.
- Documentation of childhood vaccinations acceptable
- Date of disease does not meet the requirement.
- Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (Tdap): one dose of vaccine required. Tetanus (Td) booster every ten years.
- Vaccination must be within the past 10 years.
- COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster:
- Fully vaccinated with either 2 doses of Pfizer or Moderna OR 1 dose of J&J/Janssen
- Boosters must be received within 2 weeks of eligibility
- Boosters for the mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) can be received 5 months after the completion of the initial vaccine series
- Boosters for J&J/Janssen can be received 2 months after the initial dose
- Boosters do not need to be the same vaccine as the original series
- Influenza Vaccine (this is an annual requirement): all students must provide proof of an influenza vaccine to cover flu season from October-April. Vaccine will be available in October and due on October 1st. For traditional students and ABSN students starting in the fall, this is the only requirement that has a due date after the start of the fall semester. Spring ABSN students are required to have this yearly vaccine prior to the start of the spring semester.
Testing
- Tuberculosis (TB) (this is an annual requirement): must have evidence of one of the following: initial negative Two-Step TB skin test (two tuberculosis skin tests (TST) done within the last 12 months); negative QuantiFERON TB Gold; negative T-Spot. Thereafter, a new negative TB is required each year: One-Step TB test, QuantiFERON TB Gold, T-Spot, or TB Symptom Screen questionnaire (if history of positive TB test).
- Two-Step Tuberculin Skin Test for baseline TB screening. Two negative test results within 1 week to 12 months apart will establish a baseline.
- Document must show:
- TB Test Step One (Date Placed: __ /__ /__ Date Read: __ /__ /__ Result: ___mm)
- TB Test Step Two (Date Placed: __ /__ /__ Date Read: __ /__ /__ Result: ___mm)
- Document must show:
- Starting one year after baseline TB screening, you must receive a new TB Test annually.
- Document must show:
- TB Test Step One (Date Placed: __ /__ /__ Date Read: __ /__ /__ Result: ___mm)
- Document must show:
- If history of positive TB test, must show documentation of negative chest x-ray once every five years) and an annual Tuberculosis Symptom Screening. Healthcare provider verification required indicating no evidence of active disease.
- Two-Step Tuberculin Skin Test for baseline TB screening. Two negative test results within 1 week to 12 months apart will establish a baseline.
- Criminal Background Check: (all students) must be ordered through the compliance management system
- Child Abuse Screen: (undergraduate students only) must be ordered through the compliance management system. (Additional criminal background checks may be required at any time during the program.)
- Drug Test: must be ordered through the compliance management system. Other vendors will not be accepted. (Additional random drug testing may be required at any time during the program.)
- If you are taking any substances that may appear on a drug test, please bring documentation of your prescription with you to the testing
- Please note that a positive THC result is not acceptable regardless of prescription status
- The results must come back as “Negative” a “Negative Dilute” test will NOT be accepted
Provider Documentation
- Provider Attestation: Clinical Fitness Form must be completed by your health care provider and submitted through the compliance management system. (This is a yearly requirement)
- Technical Standards for Academic Progression and Graduation, Provider Guide in Completion of Attestation Form must be completed by your healthcare provider and submitted through the compliance management system. (This is a yearly requirement)
Health Insurance
- Student Health Insurance and Waiver Information
Additional Requirements
- CPR Certification (renew every two years). Submit a copy of the actual CPR card. We only accept American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers. Students must use the link below to register for BLS Provider course. This must be an in-person course with a skills test. American Heart Association
- Graduate Students only: Liability/Malpractice Insurance (Nurses Services Organization (NSO) is the suggested insurance) Nurse Practitioner students must obtain insurance for Advanced Practice Nursing Students. Please contact NSO directly at 1-800-247-1500
- Graduate Students only: RN Licensure – either an RN compact license or any TWO of the following: Maryland RN License, Virginia RN License, District of Columbia RN License (individual exemptions may apply to distance students)
** All requirements are based on our contracts with our clinical partners
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When are Clinical Courses?
