thread: Nursing student and being vaccinated for placements?

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  1. #1
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    Apr 2007
    SE QLD
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    I had to be fully vaccinated before placement. We were told at beginning of semester 1 and placement was near the end of semester two. Gave us heaps of time to get all the vaccinations, and for them to start working....

  2. #2
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    Nov 2009
    Scottish expat living in Geelong
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    I have an appointment for Monday to get my blood tests done. I have no idea what I am immune to and am not looking forward to getting heaps of vaccines at once

  3. #3
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    Mar 2009
    wagga wagga NSW
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    wow! i never had to be vaccinated at all. my workplace offered hep b when i started which i took but thats it. here in SA nothing was ever said about it.

    good luck

  4. #4
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    Jun 2008
    Windy windy south west Vic
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    I was never vacc'ed as a kid cos my older sister had reactions to them. I have had chicken pox and measles and I think mumps as diseases so hopefully all that shows up in the blood work. Over the years I have had regular tetnus and stuff. So hopefully I don't need to many jabs!!Knowing my luck I would get reactions to them all if I had to have them, cos the schedule is pretty full on to try to fit them all in in a short space of time. I'm planning not to get the flu vaccine even though it is on our list. Will see tomorrow what the GP says.

  5. #5
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    Oct 2008
    Victoria
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    I had to get a couple to become fully vaccinated. But it was over 10 years ago so can't remember which ones I had to have. no reactions though.

    Good luck!

  6. #6
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    Jun 2008
    Windy windy south west Vic
    177

    so I had my blood test and am immune to chicken pox, MMR and even though I have had my Hep B shots before they didn't take and I didn't show any immunity to it. The GP said that sometimes it happens. So I had another hep B shot just to see if this one works and I also had meningacocyl (sp?). I have to go back for the tetnus booster one and also polio next month. Gosh the taste in my mouth after I had the shots was just disgusting!!!!!

  7. #7
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    Jul 2007
    melb
    8,498

    I have had 2 rounds of Hep B vacc and have barely any immunity but a small amount.
    MMR I had a vaccine booster 6 months before I conceived DS1 and had low immunity at my bloods!!

    Had first lot of Hep B vacc at uni when doing nursing.

    Never had flu vacc