Nurse's Office

Lynne Bowler, RN, MSN, CPNP

bowlerl@holliston.k12.ma.us

office: 508-429-0670

fax: 508-429-0699

NEWS FROM THE NURSE'S OFFICE

GYPSY MOTH CATERPILLAR UPDATE:
We have been seeing an abundant amount of caterpillar rashes on our students. The best way to avoid the rash is to wear long sleeves and prevent exposure. However, they are all around us and difficult to avoid. The rash appears 12-48 hours after exposure and can last up to two weeks. The best relief is an antihistamine, Caladryl, or hydrocortisone. PLEASE apply cream to your child before school in order to help relieve their itching. Let's hope these little caterpillars find their homes soon....although not a good option for our trees!

"School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and lifelong achievement of students. To that end, School Nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy and learning." ~National Association of School Nurses

The goal of the Holliston Public School Health Services Department is to promote an optimum level of wellness and remove health related barriers in order to enhance the education process. We believe that health and education are interrelated and that a healthy student is the best learner.
The Miller School Health Office is committed to providing basic health services, health promotion and prevention of disease, health maintenance and a safe and caring environment for all students.
The Miller School Health Office provides basic health services that include first aid, management of emergencies, health teaching and counseling, administration of medications and treatments, assistance in management of chronic illness, infectious disease control, monitoring of immunizations and required physical exams, annual vision, hearing, scoliosis and growth screening programs and staff training in CPR, Epinephrine Administration Programs, and Standard Precaution Programs.

Medication Policies

The following policies have been put into place to ensure the health and safety of children needing medicine during the school day. In order for a child to receive a prescription or over the counter medication at school, we require the following:

A signed consent by the parent or guardian.
A signed medication order from your child’s physician or nurse practitioner

Click here for the Medication Order/Parental Consent Form

Special medication situations:

For short-term prescription medications, those requiring administration for ten (10) days or less, the pharmacy labeled container may be used in lieu of a licensed prescriber’s order.
Nonprescription medications, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, require written parental consent only.
Over the counter medications, such as cough medicine and antihistamines, require a signed medication order from your child’s licensed prescriber.

Medicines should be delivered to the school in a pharmacy or manufacturer labeled container by you or a responsible adult whom you designate. Please ask your pharmacy to provide separate bottles for school and home. No more than a 30 day supply of the medicine should be delivered to the school.

When your child needs a medicine during the school day, please act quickly and follow these policies so that we may begin to give the medicine as soon as possible.

Grade 4 Physical Examinations

Physical Examinations are required by Massachusetts Law, (M.G. L. Chapter 71, Section 57). A physical is required for all Grade 4 students. These examinations may be conducted within the school year or within six months (March) before entry to Grade 4 with the results on file by June 1 of the 4th grade year. A physical performed between March 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017 is acceptable. Students who have had recent physical exams should please send a copy to Lynne Bowler, RN, MSN, CPNP, Miller School Nurse.