File:  JLCD-R - ADMINISTERING MEDICINES TO STUDENTS

If under exceptional circumstances a student is required to take oral medication during school hours and the parent/guardian cannot be at school to administer medications, only the school nurse or the nurse´s designee will administer the medication in compliance with the following regulations.

1.  Written orders from the student´s physician must be on file

In the school stating:

a.  Student´s name

b.  Name of drug

c.  Dosage

d.  Purpose of the medication

e.  Time of day medication is to be given

f.  Anticipated number of days it needs to be given in school

g.  Possible side effects

2.  The medication must be brought to school in a container appropriately labeled by the pharmacy or physician.

3.  An individual record will be kept of such prescription medications administered by school personnel.

4.  Medication will be stored in a clean, locked cabinet or container.

5.  A permission slip to administer Tylenol to a student when his temperature is above 101.5 may be submitted to the school by the parent or legal guardian.

Unless these requirements can be met, medication will not be administered at school.

Procedures:

·  Identify student

·  Identify medication

·  Note student´s name on bottle

·  Note date of medication on bottle

·  Note name of medication on bottle

·  Note dosage of medication on bottle

·  Note instructions on bottle for giving the medication

Compare information on medication bottle with medication record information.

Doctor´s order should be attached to medication record or noted to be in file.

Check to see that another school person has not given the medication already for that day and time.

Administer the medication to the student as directed.

Record time the medication was given on student´s medication record.

Return medication to locked medication cupboard.

Adopted:  August 1998