MEDICATIONS

• Attestation for Independent Carry and Use
• Guidelines for Medications & Tube Feedings
• Nursing Assessment for Determination of Supervised Student
• Provider & Parent Permission to Administer Medication
• Self Administered Inhaler
• Transferring Medicine from Home to School
• Options for Medication Management on Field Trips
   

• Medications administered at school must be carried into the nurse’s office by an adult. The medication must be presented with a MD/PA/NP script indicating school hour’s administration, a written parental request for school administration and be in the original container; same rules apply for over-the-counter medication.
• State laws prohibit us from giving any medication without a MD order. School nurses do not have supplies of Tylenol, Motrin, Midol… in their offices.
• Kids with asthma may carry their rescue inhaler with them if the nurse has a MD note on file indicating that this is okay. We strongly recommend that a backup inhaler be housed at the nurse’s office. Please tell your child to notify the nurse early if they are using the rescue inhaler more than once in the day so that she can monitor his/her lungs and avert a crisis.
• All schools now have a nebulizer in the nurse’s office! If your child requires nebulizer treatments, please provide the nurse with: MD order, a written parental request for school administration, the medication and the tubing with a mouthpiece.
• If your child has a medical condition (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, allergy…), ask the nurse to complete one of our newly developed individual Care Plans with you. These new forms allow you to acknowledge your child’s unique needs. They will be kept in a secure area in the nurse’s office for reference.