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The major focus of the nursing program is to encourage healthy life style practices and knowledge regarding disease prevention for all students.
Pennsylvania Department of Health Mandated Screenings are:
- Physical Exams - on original entry (K or 1) 6 and 11 |
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| - Dental Exams - on original entry (K or 1) 3 and 7 |
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| - Vision Screening - all students every year | ||||
| - Height and Weight measurement - all students every year | ||||
| - Body Mass Index for Age Calculations- all students yearly | ||||
| This is a screening mandated by the PA State Dept of Health, using height, weight and age calculations in order to identify those students at risk for health conditions related to underweight, overweight and obesity. It is recommended that each child identified in the < 5 or > 95 percentile groups be referred for follow-up evaluation by their primary care provider. | ||||
| - Hearing Screening - all students Grades K-3, 7, and 11 | ||||
| - Scoliosis Screening - Grades 6 and 7 | ||||
Health room personnel are responsible for injury
and illness occurring in school or on the way to and from school only.
The
nurse will provide initial evaluation and first aid treatment. Parents
will be contacted regarding all significant illness or injury. Recommendations
will be made for additional evaluation or treatment. If a student needs
to be transported to a medical facility, the parent will be expected
to make the necessary arrangements. If the situation is emergent, arrangements
will be made with local emergency services for transport via ambulance
to the nearest treatment facility (at parent's
expense).
Guidelines for return to school following illness or exclusion:
| - Chickenpox - when all lesions are dry and have scabs | |
| - Lice - morning after treatment with proof of treatment and majority of nits removed. Student must be evaluated by school nurse upon arrival at school. | |
| - Impetigo - certificate of treatment and recovery | |
| - Pink Eye - certificate of treatment and recovery | |
| - Vomitting/Diarrhea - no episodes for 12 hours and able to eat solid food with no return of symptoms. | |
| - Fever - no child with a fever equal to or over 100 degrees should come to school. They may return when fever free, 98.6 degrees for 24 hours without Tylenol or ibuprofen. | |
| - Cough - Deep or persistent coughs should be evaluated by a physician. | |
| - Concussion - persistent headache, vision problems, inability to concentrate, nausea - these children should be evaluated by a physician before returning to school. |
Please do not send children to school who have a fever, are coughing excessively, or are experiencing vomiting or diarrhea. Sick children belong at home...Well children belong in school.
* If you have questions concerning whether or not to send your child to school, please call the school nurse. Contact information can be found on this link: Nurse Personnel.
Page modified Sept. 26, 2012