Fever

Farawyn · Mar 31, 2015

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?

OldDude · Mar 31, 2015

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.

plc115 · Mar 31, 2015

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 .

schooldistrictnurse · Mar 31, 2015

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

AdobeRN · Mar 31, 2015

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.

chasinRT · Mar 31, 2015

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.

NutmeggeRN, BSN · Mar 31, 2015

He's not the boss of you. ;-)
Yup, that be very true!!! Made my day!

Windchaser22 · Mar 31, 2015

Our district policy is 100.

100kids, BSN, RN · Mar 31, 2015

It's anything over 100 here too

Wave Watcher · Mar 31, 2015

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

Farawyn · Mar 31, 2015

Oh, I misunderstood. :nurse:

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