The nursing school I know never asked for malpractice insurance. As a student you are supposed to be covered by the school.

However, the school WILL ask for an SSN due to liability purposes and for the mandatory background check. The background check is done by an outside company and it is done by you giving your name and SSN. There's no way around it. Without passing a background check the Nursing Dpt will not accept you. Nursing programs are strict. They will DROP you anytime should their requirements aren't met. The need for SSN I think is due to the nature of the clinicals. In clinicals, you will be doing direct patient care in real hospitals. As a result, hospitals demand a lot of paperwork such as vaccinations and SSN # for "liability" purposes. Remember while you are in clinical, you have direct resposibility for your patient and have access to confidential patient information.