Medical Clinical Clearances

Once officially accepted into the Nursing Program, meaning student is enrolled in NU 101, all nursing students must submit mandated medical requirements to Health Services in a timely manner. Since the issuing of nursing clearances always coincides with Queensborough Community College registration and advisement for new students to the school, it is important that students meet deadlines issued by the department to prevent any delays in the clearance process.

Nursing Medical Requirements

The following are the medical requirements for the program:

• Physical Exam – updated every year
• Urinalysis – updated every year
• PPD – if results are negative, must be updated yearly. For positive results, a chest x-ray needs to be done every two years and a chest x-ray letter must be submitted. (Do not submit a chest x-ray film)
• Positive titers (lab reports) for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella and Hepatitis B must be submitted. If any titer comes back equivocal or negative, a booster shot must be received prior to the clearance being issued.
• Tdap shot (has to be within 10 years)
•  Serology – test for syphilis which will appear as RPR or VDRL on the lab report. This is updated every two years
• Complete Blood Count – lab report updated every two years
• Hepatitis B shots and/or positive titer. On the lab report, it will appear as HBsAB (Hep B surface antibody titer). Being in the process of completing the three dose series is acceptable.

These requirements must be completed on the forms issued by the Nursing Department or can be picked up in Health Services. Please note that certain requirements will expire at one point during a semester. In addition, clearances are issued months prior to each semester to give students and the office enough time to process the clearances. It is the student’s responsibility to find out what their requirements are for the following semester in a timely manner. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that students visit Health Services either on the last day of classes or during finals week to collect any requirements.

APPOINTMENTS REQUIRED!!!!!!!!

To prevent any confusions during our heavy registration periods, please call Health Services (718-631-6375) to make an appointment once all requirements have been met before dropping off medical documents. Please ask for Angelina Ferruggia, the Nursing Clearance Coordinator. It is important that ALL requirements have been completed before making an appointment. Please take the time to review that steps 1 to 11 listed on the Medical Requirements for NU 101 have been checked off (please take advantage of the Personal Nursing Checklist form attached to the packet) and that all required labs and other medical documentation are attached. Missing documentation can hold up the clearance process.

COPIES

Nursing Students must make duplicate copies of their medical records. Copies are no longer being issued from the department. Hospitals always request a copy of your medical records during clinicals and will continue to do so in future employment. Records will not be faxed to hospitals or other institutions.
 
Referrals

Don’t have health insurance? Want to know where you can get free vaccinations or lab reports on a sliding scale? You can contact the following places and find out more:

To get free vaccinations, please visit the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) website www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml  or call 311 for clinic days, times and locations.

For lab reports:

Take Care New York

All New Yorkers without health insurance, including people who are undocumented, can receive primary health care from the Community Health Centers and Child and family Health Clinics listed…

At these places medical providers are not allowed to turn you away if you cannot pay for care or because of your immigration status. They offer a sliding fee scale based on family size and income (depending on your income, you may pay nothing).

These health centers and clinics help patients who qualify to apply for public health insurance programs.

Queens

HHC – Child and Family Health Clinics (*MIC-Women’s Health Services: provides prenatal and family planning services)

1. Elmhurst Hospital Center
   79-01 Broadway
   Queens, NY 11273
   718-334-4000
2. Astoria Child Health Clinic
   Astoria MIC Center*
   12-26 31st Avenue
   Astoria, NY 11106
   718-334-6120
3. Corona Child Health Clinic
   104-04 Corona Avenue
   Corona, NY 11368
   718-334-6100
4. Junction Boulevard Child Health Clinic
   34-33 Junction Boulevard
   Jackson Heights, NY 11372
   718-334-6150
5. Ridgewood Communicare Clinic
   769 Onderdonk Avenue
   Ridgewood, NY 11385
   718-334-6190
6. Medical Center at Sunnyside
   43-12 43rd Street
   Sunnyside, NY 11104
   718-334-6230
7. Woodside Houses Child Health Clinic
   50-53 Newtown Road
   Woodside, NY 11377
   718-334-6140
8. Queens Hospital Center
   82-68 164th Street
   Jamaica, NY 11432
   718-883-3000
9. Charles R. Drew Primary Care Center
   168-10 Archer Avenue
   Jamaica, NY 11433
   718-883-5500
10. Parsons Communicare Clinic
    Jamaica MIC Center*
    90-37 Parsons Boulevard
    Jamaica, NY 11432
    718-334-6440
11. Jamaica MIC Center*
    90-04 161 Street
    Jamaica, NY 11432
    718-523-2123

Community Health Centers

1. Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center
   67-10 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
   Arverne, NY 11692
   718-634-2155
2. Project Samaritan Health Services
   Damian Family Health Care Center
   137-50 Jamaica Avenue
   Jamaica, NY 11435
   718-298-5100

For additional health center sites or for locations in other boroughs that are part of the Take care New York program, visit Havearegulardoctor.com.

Nursing students can also contact the Community Healthcare Network at the following locations:

Queens Health Center
97-04 Sutphin Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11435
718-657-7088

Services Provided:

• Adult medical care
• Adolescent health services
• Pediatric care
• HIV/AIDS medical care
• Prenatal care
• Family planning/Birth control
• Social work services
• HIV counseling and testing
• Dental services
• Other services

Please be advised you must call for an appointment first.

Flu Shots for Nursing Students
Currently, Health Services has not received any seasonal flu vaccines and CUNY Central has just informed all CUNY Health Services that the vaccines should be due to arrive (HOPEFULLY) before the end of November. Taking into account this year’s increased demand citywide for the vaccine, our always limited quantity  of the flu vaccine and the fact that proof of the shot has to be submitted by November 30th, 2009 to the hospitals/clinical professors, please follow the link listed below for directions to Flu Clinics listed by the DOHMH. This site will be of benefit to those who need to obtain flu vaccination as soon as possible. As always, students can also contact the DOHMH at 311.