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Nurses Notes
Please keep the following in mind when making a decision about whether
to send your child to school or to keep them home:
Absences: Please
report all absences to the attendance Secretary at 898-0362 (voice mail
available 24 hrs) This is a safety precaution and we will be calling you
at home to verify student absences in compliance with Virginia State law
if we don’t hear from you.
Illness: After a
child has been sick, please do not send them back until they have gone
24 hours without a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or muscle fatigue.
Remember the following: “If your child is sick today, then tomorrow they
shouldn’t return to school or play with other children“. This may
be a bad year for colds and flu and we try very hard to keep kids
healthy at school.
Medications: If
medication is necessary during the school day it must be brought to the
clinic by a parent or guardian in the original container with the
appropriate label. A signed parental permission form must be
completed.
Cough
Drops at School:
If your child
needs to use cough drops at school then the parent needs to send the
product in and it’s kept in the clinic. I need a parent’s written
request and the understanding that the responsibility of consumption of
the cough drops belongs to the parent and child, not the teacher, nurse,
or school. Cough drops can be a choking hazard and the safety of our
students is our top priority.
PE Excuses:
Illness,
especially asthma, and injury can result in the need for limited or
restricted PE activities. This requires a written note from a parent or
guardian and as per the Student Handbook states on page 23 “The only
acceptable excuse from physical education for more that three
consecutive days is a doctor’s excuse.” This is especially true with
sprains and breaks. We need specific instructions from the physician to
insure your child’s safety. If you have any questions, please call me
898-0584.
Emergency Information: Please call the office 898-0363 or Clinic
898-0584 with new phone numbers ( Home, Work, and Cell) so if I need to
contact you in the event of an Emergency I have the info I need!
Lost and Found:
Please check the
table by the clinic for any lost items. All unclaimed items will be
donated by Holiday Break.
Kindergarten
Parents:
A change of
clothes in a Ziploc bag in your child’s book bag would be a great idea!
TIPS FROM YOUR SCHOOL NURSE ON FLU PREVENTION AND
SCHOOL POLICY FOR SICK CHILDREN
There is much
concern among the community with the recent shortage of the flu vaccine.
Here is some
helpful information and good health habits from the CDC on “stopping
Germs at Home, Work, and School”
As you know the
Influenza germ is a virus. It is not treated with antibiotics because it
is not a bacteria germ. It is an illness that is spread from person to
person in respiratory droplets of coughs and sneezes from an infected
person. When infected droplets form a cough or sneezes move through the
air they can land on the mouth or nose of someone near by. These germs
can also be spread when a person touches these infected droplets on a
surface like a desk, table or doorknob, and then touches their own eyes,
mouth or nose before washing their hands.
The best defense
or protection from these germs is to:
1.
Cover your mouth and nose with a
tissue when you cough or sneeze.
2.
Clean your hands by washing them often
or using an alcohol-based gel or hand sanitizer.
3.
Practice health habits such as :
--Avoid close
contact with people who are sick and when you are sick keep your
distance from others to protect them from getting sick.
--Stay at home
when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your
illness. Keep in mind that if your child has any of the signs and
symptoms of the flu keep them home. Sighs and symptoms of the flu are a
high fever over 100, stuffy nose, headache, extreme tiredness, dry
cough, sore throat, and muscle aches. Also gastro-intestinal symptoms
such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are more common among children
than adults.
--Avoid touching
your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs often spread when a person touches
something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her
eyes, nose or mouth.
Adults may be able
to infect others beginning 1 day before getting symptoms and up to 7
days after getting sick. That means you can give someone the flu before
you know you are even sick!
Thank you for your
cooperation and please call me in the clinic at 898-0584 if you have any
questions.
Donna Frazier RN
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