Nurse's Notes
Required Immunizations for Students
Medications 

It’s the law. All students must be current with all needed immunizations to attend school. Shots are due upon entering school, no longer are the shots determined by student’s birthday. If you are interested in more information log on to www.dshs.state.tx.us.


* DPT, DTaP, DT, Td: Five doses. If the fourth dose was received on or after the fourth birthday, only four doses are required.

* Polio: Four doses, one of which must have been received on or after the fourth birthday. If the third dose was received on or after the fourth birthday, only three doses are required.

* Measles: Two doses are required. The first dose must have been received on or after the first birthday.

* Mumps: One dose received on or after the first birthday.

* Rubella: One dose received on or after the first birthday.

* Hepatitis B: Three doses are required for the following grades for the following school years.
04/05 for K through 5th and 7th through 10th grades
05/06 for K through 11th grades
06/07 and thereafter for K through 12th grades

* Varicella: One dose received on or after the first birthday is required for the following grades for the following school years.
04/05 for K through 4th and 7th through 10th grades
05/06 for K through 5th and 7th through 11th grades
06/07 and thereafter for all students K through 12th

 Medications should be administered at home whenever possible. However, medication that is given during school hours must be kept in the school clinic and administered by school nurse or school personnel when the following guidelines are followed:

1. The medicine is prescribed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the United States or an advanced nurse practitioner that has prescriptive rights and is working under the directives of a licensed physician.

2. The medication has been filled by a pharmacist licensed in the United States.

3. All medication must be in the original container properly labeled with the student’s name, type of medication, and directions for administration.

4. Parent/guardians will send only a two (2) week supply of prescription medication. (Exception include liquid and inhaled multi-dose medications)

5. Over the counter (OCT) medication will be administered if a written request to administer medication is received from the parent or guardian and written instruction are received from a licensed physician.

6. In accordance with HB 1688, a student with asthma is entitled to possess and self-administer prescription asthma medicine while on school property or at a school-related event or activity. Please contact the school nurse to obtain the forms that must be completed and returned to nurse by parent and physician for this to happen on MISD campus.

7. All medication must be kept in the clinic.

If your child becomes ill at school with fever, vomiting, and/or other symptoms of infectious disease, the parent, guardian, and/or emergency contact will be notified to pick student up from school.

Since this contact will be by phone, it is important to have the current phone numbers to reach in the case of illness, injury, or other emergency situation. Please update this information with the office and nurse as needed during the school year.
School Screenings
Emergency Numbers
Parent permission is not required for health screenings, but if there is a concern or a question please contact the school nurse.
The state of Texas requires the following health screenings:

* Hearing screening (for PreK, K, 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students) to identify through mass screening any student with hearing impairment as early as possible and referral for medical treatment to minimize effects on language development and learning in the classroom.

* Vision screening (for PreK, K, 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students) to identify through mass screening any student with vision difficulty and refer for medical treatment to ensure learning through sight in the classroom.

* Spinal screening (for 5th grade students) to identify signs of possible abnormal curves of the spine and referral for evaluation and treatment if indicated. Early treatment can prevent the development of a severe deformity that can affect a person’s appearance and health.

* Acanthosis Nigricans (AN) (for 3rd and 5th grade students) appears on the skin as a light brown-black, velvety marker. These markings may be an indicator of a condition called insulin resistance, which could develop into Type 2 Diabetes. Early detection and intervention can be very important to the child’s health. For more information log on to www.panam.edu/dept/tmbhco.

*Poison Control 1-800-222-1222


* Animal Control 972-216-6283


* National Runaway Switchboard 1-800-621-4000   


* Child Protective Service 1-800-252-5400 (to report abuse)


* Texas Youth Hotline 1-800-210-2278


* Suicide Hotline 1-214-828-1000


* YMCA Casa Shelter (project Safe Place) 214-358-4504


* Star Services to At Risk Youth 214-321-4555


* Teen Help Line 972-233-TEEN


* Adult Help Line 972-233-2233


* Mesquite Social Services 972-285-3000


* Mesquite Public Health 972-329-4535


* New Beginnings (shelter) 972-276-0057


* Kids First (health insurance for children) 1-888-814-2352

* Mission East Dallas 972-682-8917

Hand washing is the single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of germs that cause many common illnesses. Hands, through person-to person contact, most often spread germs. Hand washing also keeps you from spreading germs to other areas of your body and to other people and objects.

Remember to wash your hands after you go to the restroom and after you sneeze and cough.  You can cough into the bend of your arm to keep from passing germs to your hands.

 
 

Last revised: Friday, August 15, 2008  |  Copyright © Mesquite Independent School District. All rights reserved.