Nurse's Office

  • Students

    Nurse Passes have changed. Students no longer put in their own Nurse Pass. The student-entered Nurse Passes were turned off and replaced with teacher-entered Nurse Passes.

    If you believe you need to see the Nurse, you should ask your teacher to put in a nurse pass.

    When the nurse is available, she will either come to your classroom or call your teacher to send you to the health office.

    Please read the "When to see the Nurse" chart below to see if there is anything you should try in class first.  

      • If you have a headache, try resting your head on your desk, drinking water, and standing, stretching, or walking.
      • If you have a stomach ache, try using the bathroom, drinking water, eating a snack if you have one, or taking a short walk.
      • If you have cold or allergy symptoms (such as stuffy, runny nose, scratchy sore throat, cough, or itchy eyes), you should go to the bathroom and blow your nose, wash your face and hands, and drink some water.                 

    Self-care strategies and when to visit the Nurse

     

    You should visit the school Nurse now

    You do NOT need to see the school Nurse now

    1. Body: Known  Diabetes, Asthma, Seizures

    If you have a chronic health condition such as diabetes, asthma, seizure disorder, etc., and are having symptoms from your disease, you should see the Nurse.

     

    2. Blood

    Significant (lots of) bleeding: you should go to the Nurse (your teacher may call and send you). 

    Freely flowing nosebleeds: you should go to the Nurse (your teacher may call and send you). 

    Small cuts, scrapes, or picked scabs can be treated with classroom bandaids.

    A few drops of blood on a tissue when you blow your nose, you do not need to see the Nurse. Instead, blow your nose and wash your hands.

    3. Barf

    Vomiting significant chunks of food: you should go to the Nurse (your teacher may call and send you with a wastebasket or plastic bag for the walk to the nurse).

    Spitting up mucus or feeling nauseous like you “might throw up”: you do not need to see the Nurse. Instead, use the restroom, drink water, eat a snack, and stay in class with a wastebasket next to you “just in case”. If you still feel poorly after 20 minutes, you may put in a Nurse pass.

    4. Breathing Difficulty

    		 You should put in a Nurse pass or your teacher may send you if you have:
    •  Severe difficulty breathing causing a change in the color of your fingernails or lips (turning blue),
    • Unable to move enough air to speak clearly,
    • Non-stop coughing, or
    • Any significant breathing symptoms for a student diagnosed with asthma by their doctor.

    For students without asthma:

    Feeling a little short of breath after PE, running, recess, or other activities is normal. Take time to cool down in class. Try drinking some water and quietly resting. If you are still winded after 20 minutes of rest, you should put in a Nurse pass.

    5. Burn

    Burn from a heat source such as the ovens in FACS class: you should see the Nurse (your teacher should call and send you).

    “Feeling hot”:  If you were in PE or recess, take time to cool down in class. Try taking off your hoodie if you are wearing one. Drink some water. If you still feel hot after 20 minutes, you may put in a Nurse pass.

    6. Brain

    Serious bump or blow to the head or face: you should go to the Nurse (the teacher who saw this should call and send you).

    Students with headaches who have migraines diagnosed by their doctor and have medication at school should put in a pass.

    Brain fog or a headache without an injury. Try taking a brain break: rest your head on your desk, drink some water, stand, and stretch. If you still have a headache after 20 minutes, you may put in a Nurse pass.

    7. Bones

    If you have an injury with a possible broken bone: your teacher will call the Nurse

    If you get a bad twist of an ankle, knee, etc., the teacher who saw this will call the Nurse.

    General muscle soreness after PE or exercise does not need to be seen by the nurse. Instead, increase the water you drink and gradually stretch your muscles.

    Minor strains, bumps: If you still have pain after 20 minutes, you may put in a Nurse pass

    8. Bee Sting

    A known bee sting: Student should go to the Nurse