Nurse and Nurse Assistant

Nurse's Office Phone Number - 414-4505

RN - Katie Faehl
Student Health Assistant - Elizabeth Peka

Update from AISD Student Health Services

On August 1, 2009, new immunization requirements go into effect for the upcoming 2009-20 school year.
New requirements include: 7th Grade Tdap:1dose if it has been 5 years since last DTP, DTaP, ST, Td.
Varicella:2 doses on/after 1st birthday (if child has not had chickenpox). Meningococcal: 1 dose.
8th - 12th Grade Tdap: 1dose if it has been 10 years since last tetanus-containing vaccine.

Rotating immunization clinics will be held during summer school at various AISD campuses. To obtain
the Shots for Tots immunization clinic schedule please call 972-5520. If you have any questions, please
contact you school nurse or Children's/AISD Student Health Services at 324-0195.

Adiministration of Medication at School

• Only those medications that are necessary for a student's medical care and need
  to be given during school hours will be administered at school. Most medicines
  that are needed, even up to three times a day, can be given at home. This will
  decrease the possibility that your student will miss a dose due to forgetting to pick
  up the medicine at the end of the day to take home.
  
  
• Medication that is needed for known emergencies, such as asthma, diabetes, or
  serious allergic reactions, may be stored at school, but a doctor must complete a
  specific form. Please ask the School Nurse for the necessary forms. Students that
  have asthma may carry their own asthma inhaler, if approved by the School Nurse.
  

• Over the counter, non-prescription, medications that are taken DAILY for more than
  two weeks must be accompanied by a doctor's order. The parent permission form
  must include the appropriate dose for the age of the student; otherwise a doctor's
  order is required.

• When a student's medicine must be stored or administered at school, Texas Education
  Agency Code requires that:

  * Medication must be in its original container, labeled with student's name, name
  of medication, directions for administration and current date. Prescription medicine
  must have the doctor's name on the label. The doctor must be licensed in Texas.
  Non-prescription medicine must have the student's name hand written on the container.
  
  *A written parental permission form with directions for administration that do not conflict
  with instructions on the medication label must accompany the medicine.

• If there is a change in the directions on the medication label, such as the dose or
  frequency, a new parent permission form must be completed and a doctor's written
  order must be given to the School Nurse. This order may be faxed to the school.

• Medications that cannot be identified in the "Physician's Desk Reference" cannot
  be given at school. This includes medicine from other countries, herbs, loose
  medicine in envelopes or baggies and different kinds of pills in a single container.

• The school will NOT provide any medications, including Tylenol. Parents must
  provide all medication.

• For prescription medicine, ask the pharmacist to prepare two labeled containers,
  marking one for "SCHOOL USE" so a container may be at home and at school.

• If your student is going on a field trip and will need medication while off campus,
  please provide a properly labeled empty container. The School Nurse will place the
  appropriate amount of pills in the bottle for the teacher. Please call your School Nurse
  if you have any questions.

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Pass to the Nurse is Required
The nurse is available on a part-time basis for students with medical emergencies and problems
arising during school hours. Students should obtain a pass from their teacher before visiting the nurse.
Hours are posted in the office and each classroom.When The nurse is not aviable, students should
seek help in the Main Office.