Staff Nurse: 

Julie McCartin-Donnelly,B.S.N, R.N., C.S.N, M.S.N

 

Hours:            8:00am-3:30pm

 

Phone:           610 522-4375 ext 1107 

The Health Office is open throughout the day.  Students presenting to the nurse must have a pass.  Children should not attend school if they have diarrhea, vomiting, fever (temperature of 100 or more), persistent cough or a communicable disease such as chicken pox, pink eye or strept throat.  Please keep your child home for at least 24 hours if they have a fever.  School policy requires any student who presents with a temperature of 100.5 or more must be sent home. The nurse will not assume responsibility for treatment of injuries that have not occurred during the school day.    

 

The Health Office is not a primary care facility like a doctor’s office.  The nurse does not make a medical diagnosis, prescribe treatment, or administer prescription medications without written physician’s orders.  First aid and medical care provided by the nurses are primarily for sudden illnesses or sudden injuries that occur during the school day or for treatment directed by your physician.  A student should not come to school for the nurse to determine if they are well enough to attend.  If there is doubt, the student should remain home and your family physician should be contacted.  The nurse will function on the premise that the student left home well unless you have made contact with the health Office to the contrary.

 

     Please alert us if there is a change in your child’s health status so we may update the student's emergency card.  Likewise, any change in your address, home, work, or cell phone numbers should be brought to our attention immediately.  A new emergency card must be filled out on both sides and signed by the parent during the first week of school.  Previous doctor notes, prescriptions, and emergency cards do not carry over from year to year.