OFFICE HOURS & LOCATION

The Nurse's Office is open from 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. during regularly scheduled school days. The Nurse's Office is located adjacent to the Attendance Office.

 

HEALTH SERVICES

Health Services are provided for students by a registered nurse. This includes first aid, health counseling and health programs. The emphasis of the program is "wellness" and personal responsibility. If it is not an emergency, students should go to the Nurse's Office during break or lunch so as not to miss any class work.

 

MEDICATIONS

Tylenol, Advil and Tums can only be given to students who have the consent of their parents on their emergency cards. All medication must be taken in the Nurse's Office, both prescription and over-the-counter medications. Prescription medicines must be in pharmacy-labeled medication container (labeled with the student's name, medication name, dosage, and frequency). In addition, prescription medicines must have the Parent/Guardian and Physician Request for Medication Administration form completed by the student's parent and physician, in order to take prescription medicines at school. Over-the-counter medicines must be in the original labeled container along with a parental note (signed and dated) giving the nurse permission to administer the medication to their student. All medications must be kept in the Nurse's Office at all times. Students with asthma/allergies (provided proper documentation is completed in the Nursing Office) may keep an Inhaler/Epipen with them but it is also recommended to keep an extra Inhaler/Epipen in the Nursing Office in case of an emergency.

EARLY DISMISSAL DUE TO ILLNESS

When a student becomes ill or injured during class, a pass to the Nurse's Office must be obtained from the current teacher.If a student is too ill to remain in school, the nurse will notify the parents. Students are not allowed to make arrangements to go home on their own. If the parent is unavailable, the persons designated on the student's emergency card will be called. It is important that all phone numbers be kept current for the protection of the student. Leaving campus without an authorized passport is considered truancy. Students are advised to stay home if suffering from active illness in order to protect other students and staff from possible disease transmission. Students should remain at home until their illness has resolved, even if examinations will be missed as a result of illness. Do not come to school simply to complete an examination with the intention of leaving early because of illness. If a student is absent for three consecutive days it is mandatory that he/she presents a physician's note indicating that the student has been seen and is safe to return to school. This will allow the student to take the absences as excused and more importantly, reassure the school community that we are making every effort to minimize the transmission of treatable contagious diseases.

Parents may report an absence to the Attendance Office at 949-766-6020.

 

Parents are requested to report all confirmed or suspected contagious diseases to the school nurse.

 

INJURIES – FOOT

Students are not allowed to wear flip-flops or slippers under any conditions. In the event of a student injuring a foot or toe please use either a medical shoe on the effected foot, or a sandal with a back strap on the effected foot and a regular shoe on the unaffected foot.

 

It should be noted that the student's family health insurance plan is the primary coverage for school-related illness and injuries. All students at SMCHS have secondary accident insurance with Meyer-Stevens & Toohey. This coverage also includes accidents, which occur one hour before, or after school (while directly en route to or from school), all school sponsored events, and sports activities. Football students pay an additional premium.

 

REPORTING INJURIES

All accidents that are school related should be reported to the Nurse's Office. Sports injuries are reported to the coach and the trainer. All accident insurance claims are processed by the Nurse's Office.