Welcome Nursing Student!

My name is Anne Achberger. As Health Services’ Administrative Assistant, I am the immunization and health records keeper for SPU. I am located in Health Services and work closely with the Director of Health Services to complete/maintain your health file per Clinical site contracts and HIPAA. Any questions please feel free to call me during business hours (206) 281-2232 or email me anytime at anne@spu.edu. Jean Brown, Director of Health Services, can also be contacted at jbrown@spu.edu or (206) 281-2583.

The following must be submitted to Health Services in Watson Hall prior to attending Clinicals. Our contracts with the local agencies require it. We are the keeper of your medical records, which is separate from your academic records, and cannot be released from us without your written consent. In most cases, we simply tell Health Sciences whether you are in compliance or not. We, along with some agencies, base our requirements on CDC’s Recommendations for Healthcare Workers. The following information is also provided in your Health Sciences Packet.

In order to protect your health history, the following needs to be submitted directly to Health Services. (Please do not turn in any of our forms to the School of Health Sciences and/or any professors.) Health Services does provide services to fulfill every requirement at a minimal cost. Please call (206) 281-2231 for an appointment. Refer to our Costs and Insurance Page for costs. Keep in mind, anything done in the Health Center is automatically added to your Nursing chart in Health Services.

  1. Physical Assessment Form. You will need a Physical within the last year. The form needs to be filled out by your Healthcare provider (Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant), with a signature. Please turn in original yellow two-sided form.

    1. For the labs (UA, CBC, and Pap), we only need to know that if was normal or abnormal. We do not need the full results. For females under age 21, we just ask that you discuss with your provider when to start and the risks involved. See current ACOG guidelines.

    2. Two-Step TB testing is also required. Documentation of two TB test 1-3 weeks apart or yearly tests (two) are required. The two-step process means obtaining the skin test, getting it read 48-72 hours later, waiting 1-3 weeks, getting it again, and having it read a second time. If previous positive PPD (a documented test showing 12mm or more), documentation of CXR results and INH treatment required. An annual Tb Symptom Checker is also required (see below for form). If BCG was given as a child, the two step process is still required. Click here to find out why a Tb skin test is required of students with BCG.

    3. Color Blindness Test is required of both genders. If your Healthcare provider cannot do this, Health Services can do it for free. Please call (206) 281-2231 for an appointment.

    4. Release of Information. You need to sign the bottom of your physical so we can tell School of Health Sciences that you are either complete, temporarily complete or out of compliance..

  2. SPU Medical History Record. Graduate students and new SPU students (see SPU Acceptance Packet) need to fill out this self-report. Undergraduate students that have filled the form out with the last three years (i.e. Freshman year) are exempt from this requirement. No Healthcare Provider signature is required. But we do ask for a copy of your Health Insurance card- front and back.

  3. Student Immunization Record. Documentation can be provided in a number of ways:

    1. MMR. (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella). You need 2 shots or positive titer results. One or more may have been as a toddler. The shots must be after your 1st birthday.

    2. Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Acellular Pertussis). You need 1 booster shot of Pertussis as an adult. The Pertussis component of Tdap is required.

    3. Hepatitis A. This is a two-shot series, six months apart.

    4. Hepatitis B. This is a three-shot series, zero, one, and six months apart.

    5. Varicella. (Chicken Pox.) Two-shot series or positive titer results. We cannot accept "history of disease" per Washington State guidelines.

    6. Influenza. This immunization must be completed between October 1st and December 1st of current Flu Season.

  4. Graduate Students only. The pink Mandatory Health Record Requirements for MSN Program Form must be turned in so we can fill it out and turn it into School of Health Sciences when you are complete.

Please keep in mind- you will be temporarily complete while waiting to complete immunization series. Although, It is completely up to you to turn in the shots when completed. You will not be allowed to continue Clinicals if you are out of compliance. Put it on your calendar.

Child Profile?

              SPU Health Services, along with many other Healthcare Providers in Washington State, participate in a state-wide database to keep track of immunizations. Arizona, Louisiana, and Idaho also have databases. Check with your Healthcare Provider to see if they participate in the program. You may have shots entered that you do not realize. All immunizations administered or turned into Health Services automatically are entered in the system. You can ask for a copy at any time. For more information about the program, click here.

 

Downloadable Forms:
          Nursing Student Immunization Form (PDF)
          Medical History Record (PDF)

          Positive Tb Symptom Checker (PDF)

Any questions about the process, please do not hesitate to email or call:

                                                                           Anne at (206) 281-2232, anne@spu.edu; or

                                                                           Jean at (206) 281-2583, jbrown@spu.edu

 

Start early!