School Nurses and Health Ed

Unfortunately, I believe scenarios like this happen all too often. Some are minor incidents while others can be life threatening. In this case, the child's inability to breathe properly could have been detrimental and have been a tragedy for all parties involved. By not having a nurse on call or on the premises, the school has the potential to be liable for incidents similar to this one. To remedy this problem, every school should have their own nurse or at least a health trained official during school hours. Educational health classes should be mandatory for all teachers, staff and aids. In addition, if the child has a legitimate health problem a note from the parent and/or the doctor should be on record in the school office allowing their child to have unrestricted access to their proper medications without having them be stored in an office where improper storage can cause confusion as was the case in this scenario. Furthermore, children at the age of nine, for the most part, are very aware of their health issues especially if they have chronic issues and should be granted the ability to carry with them their meds which can save their lives.