Virginia nursing students and allied-health students
Nursing Clearance Labs in Virginia
Virginia nursing and allied-health programs commonly ask students to complete screening requirements before clinical rotations. These may include TB screening, MMR immunity documentation, Varicella immunity documentation, and Hepatitis B surface antibody testing.
Practiclear is a Virginia-only service designed to support screening-lab documentation for eligible students and health workers. Practiclear does not provide medical clearance, occupational medicine, occupational readiness evaluations, or a promise that any school, employer, clinical site, or compliance platform will accept documentation.
Start with an eligibility check when you need eligible screening documentation support, or download the free Virginia Nursing School Clinical Clearance Checklist while you prepare.
Plain English
What are nursing clearance labs?
"Nursing clearance labs" is the phrase many students use when they are trying to complete school or clinical requirements. In plain English, these are screening labs or immunity tests that help document whether you meet a program's health-documentation requirements before clinical placement.
The exact requirements vary by school, employer, clinical site, and compliance platform. Some programs require blood tests. Some accept vaccine records. Some require a specific TB testing method. Always follow your program's current checklist.
Practiclear uses the phrase "clearance labs" because students search for it, but Practiclear's role is narrower: screening-lab documentation support, Labcorp requisition routing when appropriate after review, and clinician-signed documentation support when results support it. The reviewing institution always makes the final acceptance decision.
Common requirements
Common labs Virginia programs ask for
Virginia nursing and allied-health programs often ask for some combination of these screening labs, immunity records, and compliance documents.
- TB screening: often a QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus blood test, T-SPOT, or a 1-step or 2-step TB skin test depending on the program.
- MMR immunity: documentation of measles, mumps, and rubella immunity, usually by vaccine record or IgG titer.
- Varicella immunity: documentation of chickenpox immunity, usually by vaccine record or Varicella IgG titer.
- Hepatitis B surface antibody: anti-HBs testing used to document immune response after hepatitis B vaccination.
- Other non-lab requirements: Tdap, flu vaccine, COVID documentation if required, BLS/CPR, physical forms, background checks, drug screens, and compliance-platform uploads.
How it works
How Practiclear is designed to help
Practiclear is designed to help eligible Virginia adults complete screening lab documentation for common student and workforce requirements.
- Choose the screening documentation service.
- Complete secure payment.
- Complete the secure health form after payment is verified.
- Practiclear manually reviews the intake.
- If appropriate after review, Practiclear sends Labcorp requisition and draw instructions by secure email.
- The lab draw happens at Labcorp.
- Results return through the lab workflow.
- A Virginia-licensed nurse practitioner reviews the result.
- Practiclear sends a signed documentation letter through secure communication when documentation is appropriate.
Ordering starts with eligibility screening, then payment, secure health form, Virginia nurse practitioner review, and Labcorp requisition routing only when appropriate.
Scope boundaries
What Practiclear does not do
Practiclear is intentionally limited in scope.
- emergency care
- urgent care
- primary care
- ongoing medical management
- vaccine administration
- occupational medicine
- occupational readiness evaluations
- medical clearance opinions
- treatment for positive or abnormal results
- acceptance promises for schools, employers, clinical sites, or compliance platforms
If a screening result is positive, indeterminate, non-immune, equivocal, or otherwise outside routine documentation, Practiclear may refer you to your personal clinician, student health, occupational/student health, a pharmacy, the health department, or another appropriate provider.
Before your deadline
What to gather before your clinical deadline
- your official school or employer checklist
- your full legal name exactly as it appears on your ID
- vaccine records with dates
- prior TB testing records, if any
- lab reports with collection dates
- your compliance-platform login, such as CastleBranch, ViewPoint, Complio, or similar
- any school-specific forms requiring clinician signature
- deadline dates and resubmission deadlines
- documentation of whether each uploaded item is accepted, rejected, or still pending
Submitting a file is not the same as being marked compliant. Watch your compliance portal for rejected or incomplete items.
Related reading
Helpful guides and school requirement pages
Nursing clearance lab FAQs
Questions students ask before clinical paperwork deadlines.
These answers are general educational information. Always follow your program's official requirements.
Is this medical advice?
No. This page is general educational information. It does not diagnose any condition, interpret your personal results, or replace advice from your personal healthcare provider.
Does Practiclear guarantee my school will accept my documentation?
No. Your school, employer, clinical site, or compliance platform makes the final acceptance decision. Practiclear can provide screening documentation support when results and scope allow, but acceptance is not guaranteed.
What labs are usually part of nursing clearance?
Common requirements include TB screening, MMR immunity documentation, Varicella immunity documentation, and Hepatitis B surface antibody testing. Some programs also require vaccines, BLS, physical forms, background checks, drug screens, or platform-specific uploads.
What is the difference between QuantiFERON and a TB skin test?
QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus is a blood test used to screen for TB infection. A TB skin test, also called TST or PPD, requires placement and a return visit for reading. Some programs accept either method, while others specify one method. Always follow your program's checklist.
What if my titer is non-immune?
Non-immune usually means the lab did not detect enough antibody to classify you as immune. It does not mean you are sick. You may need to follow up with your school, student health, pharmacy, health department, or personal clinician about booster or repeat testing requirements.
Does Practiclear give vaccines?
No. Practiclear does not administer vaccines. If your documentation shows you may need a vaccine or booster, follow up with your school, pharmacy, health department, student health, or personal clinician.
How do I start with Practiclear?
Practiclear ordering starts with an eligibility check for eligible Virginia adults. The site also remains available for educational resources.
Free PDF
Download the checklist while you prepare.
Use the PDF to compare TB screening, titers, vaccines, forms, and uploads against your official program checklist. No payment, intake, or health information is required to download it.