Health & School Nurse Information

Welcome to Middletown City School District Nurse's Department

Please feel free to contact us with any health-related questions you might have regarding your student during the school year.

Allergies

If your child has food allergies of any kind, please notify the school nurse so she can inform the teacher and cafeteria manager. School district policy requests a doctor's note on each student with food allergies.

Immunizations

Medications

ADMINISTERING MEDICINE TO STUDENTS

The person(s) designated to administer medication receives a written request, signed by the parent(s) having care of charge of the student, that the drug be administered to the student.

The person(s) designated to administer medication receives a statement, signed by the physician or other person licensed to prescribe medication, which includes all of the following information:

• the name, birth date, and address of the student;

• school and class in which the student is enrolled;

• parent's signature and telephone numbers;

• name of the drug and the dosage to be administered;

• times or intervals at which the dosage of the drug is to be administered;

• date on which the administration of the drug is to begin;

• date on which the administration of the drug is to cease;

• any severe adverse reaction which should be reported to the physician and one or more telephone numbers at which the person who prescribed the medication can be reached in case of an emergency and;

• special instruction for administration of the drug, including sterile condition and storage.

The parent(s)/guardian(s) agree to submit a revised statement signed by the physician who prescribed the drug to the person designated to administer medication if any of the information provided above changes.

The person(s) authorized to administer the drug receives a copy of the statement described above.
The drug is received by the person(s) authorized to administer the drug in the container in which it was dispensed by the prescribing physician.

All drugs shall be stored in an established location in a locked storage. Drugs which require refrigeration may be kept in a refrigerator in a place not commonly used by students.

Please click the links below to read and/or print medication related forms.

• Medication Form
• Permission to Administer Medication
• Authorization for Student Possession and Use of an Asthma Inhaler
• Authorization for Student Possession and Use of an Epinephrine Autoinjector

Emergency Care

If your child becomes injured or ill, the school will notify you. It is essential that the school has the following updated information:

1. How we can reach you (home phone, work phone, phone number of relative or neighbor)
2. Family Doctor's information (Name, address, telephone)
3. Allergies or other specific information about your child

 
Your child will bring home an Emergency Medical Form at the beginning of the school year. It is very important that this is on file and up-to-date. Please fill this out and return it to school as soon as possible.

Flu Season

Traditionally referred to as "the flu," seasonal influenza is a contagious respiratory disease caused by the influenza virus. Flu is spread person-to-person, often by droplets that are airborne from someone sneezing or coughing. The flu virus can exist in the environment for days -- particularly in the cold and in low humidity.
 
Let’s all contribute to FIGHT and help reduce the spread of seasonal influenza!

• Take the time to get a yearly flu vaccine {Students, parents, and staff}.
• Take everyday preventive actions, including covering coughs and sneezes, washing
  hands, and keeping your hands away from their nose, mouth, and eyes.
• Stay home when sick.
• Make a routine of surface cleaning.