Medical Clinical Clearances

Students enrolled in NU-101, NU-102, NU-201, NU-202, and NU-204 must submit their medical requirements to the Office of Health Services within 60 days prior to the start of an academic semester.

The following are the nursing medical requirements:

  • 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 vacciantion (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.

It is the student’s responsibility to inquire about their medical requirements 60 days prior to the start of the academic semester. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that students visit the Office of Health Services within 60 days prior to the start of an academic semester.

It is important that ALL requirements be completed before submitting medical requirements.

Nursing Students must make duplicate copies of their medical records.


 
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.

 

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