Testing for nicotine in blood/urine.?

I recently applied to a hospital and they do a nicotine test, I didn't ask but the head nurse I interviewed with said it was a blood test, but I'm hoping it's only urine. On Friday night my friends were over and we drank and smoke cigarettes. I smoked 3 full cigarettes that night and that was it the entire week. My one friend chained smoked the enitre night, so my concern is also second hand smoke (as my roommate smokes too) so the question is: How long does nicotine stay in the bodys system for a blood test or urine test to come up positive?

Trace amounts of nicotine can be detected in blood and urine for several hours, but they should be gone by 48 hours. However, if you are being tested for nicotine, there is a metabolite of nicotine, called cotinine, which can be detected in blood or urine for as long as 7 to 10 days after your last exposure to nicotine.

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