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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Compliance with Graduate Program Requirements Subsection: 5.3.18
Section 5.0 - Student Policies Originating Date: March 2003
Responsible Reviewing Agency:
Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Committee

Related Documents:
UNMC Student Handbook
 Revised: May 2003
Revised: April 2008
Reviewed: February 2011
Reviewed: November 2012
Revised: December 2013
Revised: May 2016
Revised: January 2024

Purpose

Establishes compliance and immunization requirements.

Scope

This policy applies to professional graduate students.

Policy

Upon admission to the professional graduate program and on December 1 of each year, the professional graduate student must provide evidence according to the UNMC Student handbook of:

  1. Health Information Privacy and Protection Act (HIPAA) training.
  2. Blood-borne pathogens training.
  3. Current Registered Nurse license.
  4. Current Hepatitis B immunization and/or a reactive Hepatitis B titer.
  5. Annual completion of a test for tuberculosis.
  6. Annual flu immunization.
  7. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Health Care Providers certificate that will remain current through each semester the student is enrolled.
  8. Background check.
  9. Drug screening when required by clinical agency.