Once admitted (provisionally or fully) to a USU Nursing program you must complete an American Databank (ADB) account to accept terms for background check and drug screen, and upload the following documentation. Some of these requirements take time to complete. Please be proactive in completing the requirements below.
Urine Drug Screen (10 panel)
You must have a Chain of Custody (COC) form to submit your drug screen. The COC gives the lab completing your drug test permission to post results directly to your American Databank (ADB) account. For those students who do not have an e-screen drug screen option, ADB will mail you the Chain of Custody (COC) form and instructions on completing the drug screen. Logan and Tooele students: your COC form is electronic (e-screen). Drug screens must be completed within 30 days of activating your ADB Complio account. If not completed in 30 days, you will need to pay for the drug screen a second time.
Background Check
Your background check is initiated at the time of payment of your account to American Databank.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider
USU Nursing accepts only American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification. Be cautious of sites that use wording such as, “using AHA guidelines” or similar, as these will not be accepted. If you have any questions, please contact the nursing department.
TB Testing
One of the following is required and must be completed within 60 days of when the student enters the USU nursing program. There are no exemptions or waivers for TB testing.1. Two 2-step Tuberculin Skin Tests (TST) (aka PPD tests). Two (2) separate TSTs are placed no sooner than seven (7) days apart and no longer than twelve (12) months apart.
2. One (1) QuantiFERON Gold blood test with negative results
3. One (1) T-SPOT blood test with negative results
If your skin test or blood test result is positive, we require documentation of normal chest x-ray provided by your physician or health department
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
Documentation of two (2) MMR vaccinations at CDC recommended intervals or laboratory evidence showing proof of immunity to Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella through a blood test (titer)
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Documentation of two (2) Varicella vaccinations given at CDC recommended intervals, or laboratory evidence showing proof of immunity to Varicella through a blood test (titer)
Hepatitis B and reactive titer
One of the following is required: Accepted proof of Documentation of three (3) Recombivax HB or Engerix-B Hepatitis B vaccinations (dose 2 must have been given at least one month after dose 1, and dose 3 given at least five months after dose 2).
AND
Surface antibody titer proving immunity (result of “reactive” or “positive”).
Students who are currently in the process of receiving their vaccinations are allowed to begin their rotation.
If the titer administered after the three (3) vaccinations does not prove immunity (result of “not reactive”), student must redo the above series.
Students will be considered “non-reactive” or "non-responders" after documentation of completing the vaccination series twice (total of 6 vaccinations) followed by a “not reactive” titer result.
TDaP
Documentation of TDaP vaccination given less than 8 years from the time of entrance to a USU Nursing program
Flu vaccination
By November 1, you must upload documentation of flu vaccination (either vaccination or nasal spray) for the current flu season. This requirement should be completed after fall semester begins, so that your vaccine matches viruses expected to be circulating during the current flu season.
CNA/MA Certification
Upload your current CNA/MA certificate to your American Databank Complio account.