Health Services

Medication Forms and Action Plans

• NJ State Department of Education Medication Administration Guidelines
  

  According to the New Jersey State Department of Education, the following guidelines will be followed when administering medications:

  1. Every school year, the parent/guardian must present a written and signed order from a physician licensed in medicine, dentistry or osteopathy, or from an advanced practice nurse along with written parental permission in order to take prescription or over-the-counter medicines in school. The order must include, but is not limited to the following:
     1. An outline of the pupil’s diagnosis.
     2. The name, dosage, and time of administration of the drug along with potential side effects.
     3. An outline of any restrictions the medication might make on the student’s activities (e.g. lab, PE, or shop classes).
     4. If medication is prescribed on an as-needed basis, the order should clearly describe the condition under which the drug is to be used.
     5. List other medications the student received that might enhance, alter, or impact the effects of the ordered medication.
  2. All medications must be kept in the original container and may be administered only by the school nurse in the Nurse’s Office. Medication does not include herbal remedies. All mediation must be brought to the Nurse’s Office by the parent or guardian. The procedure is in compliance with the state-mandated directives, and parental and staff cooperation are essential. Supplements and capsules that appear to be medications, if not prescribed, will be considered as substances under the substance abuse policy.
  3. Parents are responsible for notifying the school nurse every school year if their child is carrying emergency medication such as EpiPens or inhalers and must have the proper medical and parental forms.
  4. Any unused medication must be picked up by the student’s parent/guardian on the last day of the school year or the school nurse will discard the medication.
• Severe Allergies (EPI-PEN & BENADRYL) 
• Asthma Action Plan (INHALERS/NEBULIZERS) 
• Asthma Action Plan (Spanish Version) (INHALERS/NEBULIZERS) 
• Diabetes (INSULIN, GLUCAGON<KETONES) 
• Epilepsy/Seizure  
• Other Prescription or Over-the-Counter Medication Permission Form (TYLENOL, ADVIL, etc.) 
• AED and EpiPen Information
  

  AEDs – Each school building has an available automated external defibrillator (AED) that is unlocked and accessible during the school day for sudden cardiac events. Epinephrine – Each school building has employees who volunteer to be trained and designated by the school nurse to administer epinephrine during an anaphylactic emergency. AED's on Campus 

Sport Physical Forms

• Pre-participation Physical Evaluation 
• Pre-participation Physical Evaluation (Spanish) 
• Health History Update Questionnaire (only when playing a 2nd or 3rd sport) 
• Head Injury Form 

General Information

• New Jersey Family Care (Health Insurance)
• Screenings
  

  Height, Weight, Vision, Hearing and Blood Pressure Screenings
  Any parent/guardian, counselor, teacher, or student may request a vision or hearing screening at any time during the school year if a problem is suspected. Height, weight, and blood pressure screenings are conducted annually. Visual acuity is conducted biennially through grade 10 and auditory acuity is conducted in grades 7 and 11. Please contact the school nurse if you do not have vision insurance and need assistance getting an eye exam and purchasing glasses for a student.

  Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine which can have complications in a child's life. Ten percent of the population of the United States has some form of scoliosis. Of that ten percent, only one per-cent require treatment. A scoliosis examination is performed bi annually on students between the ages of 10-18. Any parent/guardian wishing his or her child to be excluded from this examination must contact the school nurse.

  Physical Exam
  A medical exam is recommended at least once during each developmental stage; grade 7-12. Contact your child’s medical home for an exam and send in any medical exam forms to the health office. Please update the school nurse of any changes in your child’s health through written documentation.

• Required Immunizations
  

  According to the New Jersey law, every student is required to have the following immunizations:

  DPT - 3 doses of Td or combination of DTP, DTaP, DT equal to 3 doses.
  Tdap - 1 dose for students born on/after 1-1-97.
  Polio - Must have received at least three doses of oral polio vaccine.
  Measles - Two vaccinations are required if born after 1/1/90, or labora-tory evidence of immunity must be provided.
  Mumps and Rubella - one vaccination or provide laboratory evi-dence of immunity.
  Hepatitis B - All students must have a completed series of immuniza-tions or laboratory evidence of immunity.
  Meningococcal - 1 dose for students born on/after 1-1-97.
  Varicella – 1 does required for children born on or after 1-1-98
  TB - Students transferring into a NJ school directly from a high TB incidence country may be required to have a mantoux tuberculin test or present proof of having had one within six months. These students will also be required, within one month, to have a physical examination or provide proof that one had been performed within one year of enrollment.

Ocean County and NJ Health Department Updates

• Clinic Services 
• Sports Related Eye Injuries 
• HPV Vaccine 
• Meningococcal Disease 
• Information from the Department of Education regarding the Human Papillomavirus 
• Media Violence Pamphlet 

Resource Websites

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• American Heart Association
• Food Allergy Research and Education
• Asthma Information from CDC
• CDC
• Concussion Information through the CDC
• Consumer Product Safety Commission & Recalls
• NJ Dental Clinics
• Department of Children and Family
• American Diabetes Association
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Kids Health
• National Institutes of Health
• Ocean County Health Department
• Pharmacology/Medication Information
• Poison Control
• State of New Jersey Parent Link
• United States Department of Agriculture Nutrition Information
• Vaccines Information from CDC
• We Can (Healthy Eating)