Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
allnurses

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
Discussion

Fever

I was just informed by a Doctor that a temperature of 100.6 is not a fever in school age children. Children must have a fever over 101.

The parent called me and wants to know if she should send the student to school. The parent told me that the students temp has been up and down, (101 and 100.4) I advised her to keep the student home.

I have always believed that a normal temperature was 97.8 to 100. Has this scale changed?

  • Quote

    • Featured Replies

    I have sent kids home totally afebrile if they look crappy have complaints. A kid can be sick without a fever.

    Is the doctor really dictating these strict parameters over your nursing judgment?

  • Quote
    • Experts

    The pediatric "industry standard" is an elevated temperature is not considered a "fever" in kids over 3 months of age until it hits 101. Infants under 3 months of age are considered to have a fever when the temp reaches 100.4.

    Our "district" policy uses 100 as the criteria.

  • Quote
    • Author

    Thanks for the two quick responses. I am waiting to hear from our school doctor. As far as I know and have spoken to our nurse leader, anything over 100 is consider febrile. I am interested in our school doctors response .

  • Quote

    Our policy is to send kids home with a temp over 100, no matter what it's called.

  • Quote

    We also use 100 or greater in our policy. It doesn't matter if there is a note from the physician - we stick to our policy.

  • Quote
    I was just informed by a Doctor that a temperature of 100.6 is not a fever in school age children. Children must have a fever over 101.

    He's not the boss of you. ;-) Look at five different sources, you'll get five different answers. Our policy is 100 as well.

  • Quote
    He's not the boss of you. ;-)

    Yup, that be very true!!! Made my day!

  • Quote

    Our district policy is 100.

  • Quote

    It's anything over 100 here too

  • Quote

    >100.0 per our policy goes home. We are city district, but our county goes by >100.4.

  • Quote

    Oh, I misunderstood. :nurse:

    They HAVE to go home for 100, that's our policy. But I have sent them home for less.

  • Quote

    Ours is 100 as well. If mom told me the kid was fluctuating up to 101 I would tell her to keep them home as well.

  • Quote

    • Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Add a Comment
    Go to topic listing

    Currently Reading 0

    • No registered users viewing this page.

    Account

    Navigation

    Search

    Search

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.