Nurse's Notes
was here
Tuesday, Feb 9th
Bug Alert
For questions call Lyn Wilson @
913-262-1686 or email wilsonlyn@stagneskc.org
Community Blood Center
Blood Drive
HUGE SUCCESS!
We collected 38 units at our April 22 Blood Drive!!!
Next Blood Drive August 23rd
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
St. Agnes Parish Center
* Uniform pass will be given out for each blood donation. *
Register online @ www.savealifenow.org
Sponsor Code: stagnescatholic
Nurses Newsletters
Summer Safety
Sun Protection
Bicycle Safety
Dental Health
Winter
Halloween
Back to School
Health Education Classes
Handwashing
Nutrition
provided by a Grant from
Kansas Dept of Health & Education
Puberty
provided by Proctor & Gamble
[Parents are expected to cover this at home]
Always Changing 5th Grade
Scoliosis Scoliosis
Sun Protection Sunwise Kids Actionsteps
Flu Information
CDC recommends all children 6 month to 18 years get a flu shot. Click here to watch 60 second video from the CDC. It may save your child's life!
Don't Get Sidelined by the Flu
Great Flu websites:
American Lung Association - Find A Flu Shot
Immunization Information
*** Important changes to School ***
***Immunization Requirements 2010-2011 ***
Effective next school year 2010-2011 all students through 10th grade will be required to have a minimum of one [1] Varicella (Chicken Pox) shot or documentation from their physician that they have had the disease. All children entering Kindergarten will have 2 varicella shots.
All 7th Graders will be required to have a Tetanus booster with acellular Pertussis [TdaP] for the 2009-2010 school year. The following school year [2010-2011] all students through 9th grade will be required to have the TdaP booster.
KDHE Immunization requirements
Kansas Statutes Related to School Immunizations
What parents need to know from the CDC
National Immunization Program [NIP]
CDC Vaccine safety
Childhood Immunization Scheduler
Insurance
Healthwave - Kansas Health insurance for uninsured children. Low cost or no cost insurance includes medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage.
Healthwave application [English]
Healthwave application [Spanish]
MC+ - Missouri Health insurance for uninsured children. Low cost or no cost insurance includes medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage.
Student Accident Insurance
Student Assurance Services, Inc.
Student accident insurance and forms are available in the nurses office. For the website, go to www.sas-mn.com for the student accident forms. Then click K-12 students/parents.
Johnson County Health Department
[helpful information]
Exclusion Policy
for Schools and Day Care
Education
Safe Kids, Power Teen; Let's Get Growing, Community Health Assessment Process [CHAP]; and Additional Programs / Resources.
Promoting Wellness
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
Safety
Approximately 2,096 children in the U.S., ages 14 and
under, die from accidental injuries in the home each
year and 3 million kids are treated in emergency rooms
for accidental injuries occurring at home. Most fatal
injuries at home are caused by fire, suffocation, drowning,
choking, falls, poisoning or firearms discharged
unintentionally.
Safe Kids Kansas urges parents and caregivers to check
their homes for basic safety precautions. The first step
in childproofing a home is to explore every room at a
child’s eye level. “Literally get down on your hands and
knees and crawl around. You’ll be surprised at how
much you can reach and how many small objects you
can pick up,” says Jan Stegelman, State Coordinator for
Safe Kids Kansas. “Anything that can fit through a standard
1½-inch toilet paper tube is a potential choking
hazard. Of course, cleaning products, medications, alcohol,
firearms and other potentially harmful products
need to be stored out of reach and locked up.”
Safe Kids Kansas also recommends these precautions:
• Test your smoke alarms every month.
• Always supervise children while they are in the bathroom. Children can turn on hot water or touch curling irons and sustain serious burns, or cut themselves with a razor that has been left out or
put in the trash. Never leave young children alone in the bathtub – a child can drown in a matter of seconds.
• Install a self-closing and self-latching gate around the home swimming pool.
• Always supervise young children while they’re eating; avoid foods they can choke on.
• Prevent serious falls. Keep furniture away from windows, install safety gates at the top and the bottom of stairs, never use baby walkers and use protective surfaces beneath playground equipment.
• Avoid exposing children to potential poisons. Keep potential poisons out of children’s reach, including cleaning supplies, pet food, medicine, vitamins, beer, wine and liquor. Keep the poison control number available: 1-800-222-1222.
• Install carbon monoxide detectors in every sleeping area and test them every month.
• Keep guns locked, unloaded and where kids can’t reach them. Lock up ammunition in a separate place.
• Keep emergency numbers by every telephone. Call 911 if a child is choking, collapses, can’t breathe or is having a seizure. If you suspect a child has been poisoned, call 1-800-222-1222. If you have a babysitter, make sure she know how to call for help and how to
contact you.• Check your first aid kit to make sure it is fully stocked.
For more information about kitchen safety, window blinds, cribs, windows, furniture and other hazards around the home visit: www.usa.safekids.org.
“Safety comes first, even if it means making your home a
little less convenient for adults,” says Stegelman. “Safety
gates and cabinet locks are a small price to pay to keep a
child out of the emergency room.”
Safe Kids Johnson County
Toy Safety from Safe Kids Action Center
Backpack Safety
According to the National Association of School Nurses [NASN] backpacks should weight no more than 15% to 20% of one's body weight.
Screening
Screening Information
Students are screened for vision, hearing, dental, height, weight and pediculosis [lice] annually through third [3rd] grade, once in fifth [5th] grade and the last time in seventh [7th] grade. The nurses from KU School of Nursing and their instructors were here on October 7, 2008 to screen our students. They did an absolutely FABULOUS job! We were able to screen all grades except for Kindergarten during that first day. The nurses returned two weeks later, on October 21st, to recheck students that did not pass individual screenings the first pass. We were able to complete the re-screening for all the students as well as the Kindergarteners. Parents of those students that did not pass their vision exams were notified by the first of November. Students that did not pass the hearing exam have been rescreened by Ms. Wilson during November. There is one more round of screening to do before the hearing results are completed. If a student does not pass their second hearing screening [actually it is three screenings including the KUSN] the parents will be notified of the results.
The Shawnee Mission School District provides audiology testing free of charge to all SMSD students in the private or public schools. Sandy White is the District Audiologist with SMSD.
If you have questions or concerns please contact Lyn Wilson, RN at 913-262-1686 or by email wilsonlyn@stagneskc.org.
Vision
Hearing
Dental
Height & Weight
Pediculosis - National Pediculosis Association
Helpful video: "Head Lice to Dead Lice"
Website: Head Lice to Dead Lice
Scoliosis - annual school screening is no longer done at the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics, KDHE and NASN
Scoliosis Screening PowerPoint