Nurses Office
WELCOME
TO THE HEALTH OFFICE OF
I HOPE YOU FIND THE INFORMATION
PROVIDED HELPFUL.
Joanette Roybal
High school health office
972-449-3487 ext. 232
IMMUNIZATION
All students must be
immunized against certain diseases or must present a certificate or statement
that, for medical or religious reasons, the student should not be
immunized. The immunizations required
are: HIB for four years olds and under, diphtheria/tetanus, polio, measles
(rubella), mumps, rubella, Hep B and varicella.
The school nurse can provide information on the required doses of these
vaccines or you can go to the Texas Department of Health web site provided at
the bottom of this page. Proof of
immunization may be personal records by a licensed physician or public health
clinic with a signature or rubber-stamp validation. If a student should not be immunized for
medical reasons, the student or parent must present a certificate, signed by
the
MEDICATION
AND OTHER NURSING INFORMATION
MEDICATION POLICIES:
- An adult/parent must bring and pick up the
medication at the nurses office. If
prescription medication is needed at school, it should be clearly marked
with student name, dose, and time medication is to be given. It should also be in the original
containers.
- A
permission slip must be filled out by the parent/guardian for any
medication to be given at school.
- Over the
counter medications will be kept no longer than 10 days unless there is a
doctor’s note stating otherwise.
- If a student
needs to have his/her inhaler with them at all times then a doctor’s note
needs to be brought to the school stating this.
- Medicine to be taken three times a day does not
need to be sent to school. It can
be given in the morning, after school, and at bedtime.
School employees shall have
immunity from civil liability from damages or injuries resulting from
administration of the medication if the above criteria are met. Medication will not be administered under any
circumstances to a child with a fever. A
student must not have any type of medication or drugs in their possession at
any time. If a student is caught in
possession of medication or drugs, they will be subject to disciplinary
action. All types of medication must be
left in the nurse’s office.
STANDARD
TREATMENTS:
- Standard treatment for cuts, abrasions, and
scrapes will be to clean with soap and water/peroxide, antibiotic ointment
and a band-aid.
- Standard treatment for mosquito bites, ant
bites, various bug bites, itchy rashes and poison ivy.-oak will be
caladryl lotion.
- Standard treatment for impetigo is to clean
crust off sores with peroxide and put antibiotic ointment on sores. If a child has impetigo/they MUST be
seen by a doctor and treated. Once
treatment has begun the child may return to school.
- Standard treatment for areas such as insect
bites or cuts that look to be infected will be peroxide and antibiotic
ointment.
- Standard treatment of lice is as follows: Palmer ISD has a “no nit” policy. All lice/nits should be removed. Students on our campus will be checked
for lice/nits at random. The
student will not be allowed to return to class until completely nit free.
The child will be inspected by the nurse upon returning to school.
- If cough drops are needed at school, then parent
must send the cough drops to school in the original container labeled with
child’s name and a permission note from the parent/guardian MUST be sent
to the school nurse.
Other information:
- If there are any nursing procedures such as
catherizations, tube feedings, breathing treatments, etc. that must be
done at school, a doctor’s note to that effect is needed. No procedure will be done without a
doctor’s note.
- The emergency contact information form sent out
with students at the beginning of the year must be completed and returned
in order to start school. This
information is extremely important and necessary. Please fill out the form on the front
and back. There must be a phone
number on this form where a parent or guardian can be reached in case of
an emergency.
- If parents are contacted about a sick child,
then it is their responsibility to come pick up their child or find
someone to do so. The school is not
responsible for taking home sick/injured children.
- Immunizations must be received in the
appropriate amount of time allotted by the state/nurse or the child can
not attend school. This is state
law.
Bacterial
Meningitis
Meningitis is an
inflammation of the covering of the brain and spinal cord. Viruses, parasites, fungi, and bacteria can
cause meningitis. Someone with
meningitis will become very ill. The
illness may develop over one or two days, but it can also rapidly progress in a
matter of hours. Not everyone with
meningitis will have the same symptoms.
Children (over 1 year old) and adults with meningitis may have:
- Severe headache
- High Temperature
- Vomiting
- Sensitivity to bright lights
- Neck stiffness, joint pains
- Drowsiness or confusion
If diagnosed early and
treated promptly, the majority of people make a complete recovery. In some cases it can be fatal or a person may
be left with a permanent disability.
Bacterial meningitis can be
prevented by not sharing food, drinks, utensils, toothbrushes, or
cigarettes. Vaccines against
pneumococcal meningitis are recommended both for children and adults. For addition information, contact your school
nurse, family doctor, or the staff at your local or regional health department.
Senate Bill 31 requires
every school district to provide information about Bacterial Meningitis to the
students and their parents each school year.
Bacterial meningitis is posted on the school web site in English and
Spanish.
Emergency
Medical Treatment
Parents shall complete an emergency
care form each year that includes a place for parental consent for school
officials to request medical treatment for the student, as proved by law. Parents may also be asked to supply other
information that could be required in case of an emergency. Parents should update this information as
often as necessary.
Communicable
Diseases
Parents of students with a
communicable or contagious disease are asked to telephone the school
nurse/principal so that other students who have been exposed to the disease can
be alerted; convalescing students are
not allowed to come to school until the disease is no longer contagious. These diseases include: chicken pox, diphtheria, fever (100.4 or
greater) gastroenteritis (viral), head lice, hepatitis (viral, type A)
impetigo, influenza, measles (rubella), German measles (rubella), meningitis
(bacterial), meningitis (viral), mumps, pinkeye (conjunctivitis), poliomyelitis
(polio), ringworm of the scalp, salmonellosis, scabies, shigellosis,
streptococcal sore throat and scarlet fever, tuberculosis (pulmonary), and
whooping cough (pertussis).
Students should not be sent to school with a fever. The Texas
Department of Health guidelines, in relation to communicable diseases, state
that a student has fever if it is 100.4 degrees or greater. If a child has a fever at school, they will
be sent home. No aspirin or aspirin
products will be given at school under any circumstances due to the risk of
Reyes Syndrome and asthma triggers. Students should be fever free for 24 hours
before returning to school unless they have been seen by a physician and/or have been started on an antibiotic. It would be advantageous for every household
to have a thermometer so an accurate determination of the student’s temperature
can be made. Please be sure the nurse
has current phone numbers on file for your student.
What your student should do if they become ill at
school – They should obtain a hall pass from your
teacher and report to the school nurse who can assist them in health matters.
Links with additional
information: