Nursing students are required to obtain a health examination and immunizations before registering for their first clinical course. Students must complete two of the three Hepatitis B immunization series in accordance with current U.S. Public Health Service recommendations before entering the first clinical setting. The cost of the immunizations is the responsibility of the student. Student immunization records are monitored at the College of Nursing and Health Science Office of Student Academic Affairs, which charges a small fee for this service. Clinical agencies sometimes require additional records and documentation, such as criminal background checks, before student participation.
Any cost is the responsibility of the student.
Student assignments are based on the learning needs of the student without regard to the HIV or HBV status of the client. Failure to practice universal precautions and bloodborne pathogen safety results in dismissal from the nursing program. Information related to exposure or infection is confidential, and dissemination of such information is based on the need to know criteria that apply generally in health care situations. All students are required to have an active George Mason University e-mail account. Academic administrative communications are sent to the GMU e-mail address only.