- Northwestern High School
- Health Room
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The health room is staffed by a full-time registered nurse,
but it is very small and generally quite busy. It is available for students
with an acute illness (with symptoms such as fever, moderate to severe pain,
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), first aid needs (such as foreign object in the
eye, nose bleed, injury), blood glucose checks, asthma attacks, or prescription
medicine.
To enter the health room, students must have a pass from
the teacher. Unless it is deemed an emergency, students without a pass will be
referred to an administrator for cutting class. The number of health room
visits by individual students will be monitored. If a pattern of misuse is
identified, the student will be disciplined accordingly. Students with
Individual Health Plans (along with notes from a physician and/or parent) may
be an exception to this rule. The school nurse will keep a log of each
time a student visits the health room and the reason.
Students who are sick must see the school nurse or her
back-up before going home. Students will NOT be permitted to leave campus to
obtain medication or change clothes without obtaining permission from an
administrator or the school nurse and contact with parent/guardian.School nurse - 803-981-1498