Nurse's Office Procedures

Greenhill will continue to have a third nurse for the 2021-2022 school year to assist with COVID-19 health needs of the community To help minimize exposure, clinic traffic will be divided between students who are feeling ill and students who are not. Nurses will determine processes for medication administration, keeping healthy students separate from those complaining of illness. Medication administration may occur (where confidentiality permits) in the classroom, in another room within the school, or in the clinic.
 
Nurses will only administer those medications that must be given during the school day. If the therapeutic use of the medication can be accomplished by dosage outside of the school day, the medication should not be administered at school. An isolation area will be determined for students exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 while they are waiting for pick up. Isolation areas will be located such that staff can visually monitor the child while still maintaining social distancing.
 
ASTHMA, ANAPHYLAXIS, ALLERGIES
 
  • Students with asthma, anaphylaxis, or other life-threatening conditions will be encouraged to carry and/or self-administer medication prescribed for these conditions provided the physician and the parent/guardian provide permission for the student to do so on the medication administration paperwork.
  • All students who self-carry medication at school are still required to complete and provide the appropriate paperwork to the nurse.
  • All families of students with life threatening allergies are still required to have an updated Food Allergy Action Plan and a Severe Allergy Individual Health Care Plan (IHP) completed with the family and nurses prior to the start of on campus classes. Students with asthma who are requested to have updated Asthma Action Plans on file in the nurse’s office.
  • Students with symptoms of COVID-19 should not attend school. Symptoms of asthma and COVID- 19 may overlap, including cough and shortness of breath. Parents should collaborate with the campus nurse and personal healthcare provider to determine the best option for what to do when their child experiences an acute asthma attack.
  • According to the CDC, during this COVID-19 pandemic, asthma treatments using inhalers with spacers are preferred over nebulizer treatments whenever possible. Aerosols generated by nebulizer treatments are potentially infectious. Greenhill will not be administering nebulizer treatments at school this year. Students should have inhalers with spacers at school with required medication permission forms completed.
  • Symptoms of seasonal allergies, colds, and COVID Delta variant are often similar to one another. Without testing, it is difficult to determine whether congestion or a runny nose is more than a cold or allergies. The nurses will work with families regarding testing and allergy control to help students with allergies remain in school on campus.

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