Once admitted (provisionally or fully) to a USU Nursing program you must complete a Complio/DISA Healthcare account to accept terms for a 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.
Background Check
Your background check is initiated at the time of payment for your Complio account. Be sure to purchase the “New Student Bundle,” which contains tracking, the background check, and drug screening.
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 Complio account. For those students who do not have an e-screen drug screen option, Complio 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 Complio account. If not completed in 30 days, you will need to pay for the drug screen a second time.
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. To find an approved class, use the American Heart Association’s Atlas tool. After entering your search criteria, when the map comes up, click “Find a TC/TS” in the upper right corner. Don’t click on “Find a Class.” Then, search your location, and once you click on one of the locations offered, it will give you contact information to set up a class. Most classes are done in two parts, the first online and the second in person.
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.A. Two 2‑step Tuberculin Skin Tests (TST) are required. Each 2‑step TST involves two separate appointments—one for test placement and one for the reading—resulting in four total appointments. The two TST placements must be scheduled at least seven (7) days apart and no more than twelve (12) months apart.
B. One (1) QuantiFERON Gold blood test with negative results
C. 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)
One of the following is required:
A. Documentation of two (2) MMR vaccinations
B. Proof of immunity to Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella through a blood test (titer)
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
One of the following is required:
A. Documentation of two (2) Varicella vaccinations
B. Proof of immunity to Varicella through a blood test (titer)
Hepatitis B and reactive titer
You must submit A or B:A. Reactive/Positive Hepatitis B Titer
- Submit documentation of a reactive (positive) Hepatitis B surface antibody titer
- Submit proof of vaccinations, either:
- Three (3) doses of Recombivax HB or Engerix-B, OR
- Two (2) doses of Heplisav B
- Submit documentation of completed re-vaccination series (either the three-dose or two-dose)
- Submit documentation of a repeat titer result
- If the repeat titer is still non-reactive/negative, you are considered a non-responder. Request a non-responder status letter from nursing@usu.edu and upload it to Complio.
Students who are currently in the process of receiving repeat Hep B vaccinations are still accepted in the program and allowed to begin their clinical rotation.
TDaP
Documentation of TDaP vaccination given less than 8 years from the time of entrance to a USU Nursing program.
Flu vaccination
By October 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. All clinical facilities require proof of a current flu vaccination for entry and participation in clinical rotations. No exceptions will be made. Failure to receive the flu vaccine may result in failing the course and dismissal from the program.
CNA/MA Certification
Upload your current CNA/MA certificate to your Complio account.