Sent Home Sick

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Specializes in PEDS.

Do any of you send home information when you send a kid home? For example yesterday I sent a kid home with a fever of 102.3. Today he shows up at school....shortly after arriving and states "I threw up". I asked him why he was back at school. ....His parents thought he was better, he responds. i check his temp and again...102.6. This seems to happen frequently.

When I call to send a kid home...I suggest to the parent what the recommendations are for returning. However some parents claim to "forget" the information i tell them.

I was thinking of sending home a note that said something along the lines of: 1) Today your child was sent home with a fever...it is recommended that they not return to school until 24hours without fever without medication. or 2) Today your student was sent home with diarrhea it is recommended that...

Do you send home anything "reminders or information"? If so please share!

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Specializes in Med Office, Home Health, School Nurse.

I haven't done that in the past, but that's a good idea...definitely something to keep in mind. Of course, there will always be those parents who don't read what we send home, no matter what it is. But that should help cut down on the sick kids coming back to school too early and getting everyone else sick.

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Specializes in Maternal - Child Health.

We initiated a letter last year in anticipation of questions regarding students returning to school following suspected H1N1 illness.

It states something like this, "Your student is being sent home (fill in date and time) with a fever of (fill in). District policy and public health recommendations state that your student must be fever-free for 24 hours without the aid of fever reducing medications such as Tylenol or Advil before s/he returns to school. Students who return to school without meeting these criteria will be held in the office until a parent can pick them up. Thank you for your cooperation in preventing the spread of illness to fellow students and staff.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Ambulatory Care, etc..

We have a "when to keep home" handout that covers everything from Chicken Pox to vomiting. It's in English and Spanish. I usually highlight the section I'm sending home for (fever, pink eye, vomiting, etc) and tell the parent over the phone when the child can come back and when they come to p/u I tell them in person too. I can send you a copy tomorrow if you PM me your email addy.

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When I send a child home for high fever or vomiting, I tell the parents our policy on 24 hours and then I state I am marking the child absent for tomorrow because of the fever/vomiting. That is usually enough for the parents to then repeat....oh so he Cannot come back tomorrow? I repeat yet again our policy.

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Specializes in Women's Health.
When I send a child home for high fever or vomiting, I tell the parents our policy on 24 hours and then I state I am marking the child absent for tomorrow because of the fever/vomiting. That is usually enough for the parents to then repeat....oh so he Cannot come back tomorrow? I repeat yet again our policy.

I do the same :yeah:

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

I just tell them too. When I make my call i'll say "since Joey has a temp of 101.5 (or whatever is going to exclude them) i'll have him get his work for tomorrow too and i'll tell guidance he'll be out tomorrow too. Maybe we'll see him on Wednesday if he's been fever free." it saves a lot of aggrivation

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I do the same :yeah:

That's what I di

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