Webster City Community Schools

School Nurse Schedule

Middle School
832-9220
Daily
7:45-8:45
11:30-3:30

High School
832-9210
Daily
9:30-11:00

Pleasant View Elementary
832-9241
Monday & Wednesday
8:45-9:30
Friday
8:30-9:00

Sunset Elementary
832-9245
Tuesday & Thursday
8:45-9:30
Friday
8:30-9:00

Dental Information

State law requires all students entering Kindergarten and 9th grade are required to have a dental screening.  A screening completed within the ages of 3 and 6 is valid for Kindergarten students.  There is a specific form that must be completed - there is a link to this form below.  The screening may be preformed by a dentist, dental hygienist, orthodontist, or a trained nurse. if they have examined your child’s teeth.

The Completed form needs to be turned into Eva Powers, School Nurse by march of the current schol year.

For a copy of the form go to:  Dental Screening Form

*Dental screenings will be available before and after 9th grade orientation free of charge.

Immunization Information

It is Iowa State Law that all students entering grades Pre- K thru grade 12 must provide a current Certificate of Immunization.

If Health Services determines that your child is in need of immunizations, please make an appointment with your health care provider or call Hamilton County Public Health at 832-9565.

Links

Medical Permission Form

National CDC Website

Flu.GOV Website

Flu Prevention

Seasonal FLU Prevention, are you ready?    
A Guide for Parents and Students

Steps to reduce the risk of illness and infection
1.           Frequent hand washing is a key. Use warm soap and water for 20 seconds.
2.          One of the most effective prevention methods is good hand hygiene
3.          Cover coughs and sneezes with your arm or sleeve (not hands).
4.          Stay away from people who are sick.
5.          Stay home if you are experiencing flu symptoms (fever, fatigue, nausea, etc.)
6.          If your child has a fever greater than 100.0 or above, they must stay home until fever free, for 24 hrs, without the use of Tylenol etc. before returning to school.
7.          Notify your child’s school each day that they are home ill.
8.          Get a flu vaccine.

Webster City Schools is keeping current on the latest recommendations, and is committed to keep our students and  staff, safe and healthy!

Presentations

Blood Born Pathogens
Medication Annual Review

Injuries at School

Injuries at school are treated on site with basic first aid.  There are several staff members in each building with CPR/First Aid training.  The school nurse will be contacted if the injury warrants further evaluation.  Parent/Guardian will be notified in the event that the situation/injury requires a doctor visit.  "911 will be called for a medical emergency."

ILLNESS - When to Keep your child home

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL WHEN:

1. Fever of 100.0 or above.  (Your child needs to be fever free for 24 hours with out the use of tylenol before returning to classes)
2. Your child has vomitted or had diarrhea during the night or  in the morning.
3. Your child has a persistent cough with nasal drainage of fever.
4. Your child has redness itching, pain, and/or drainage from eyes
5. If your child has been prescribed antibiotics for an illness your child may return to classes after being on medication for 24 hours.

Head Lice Information

Head Lice   101

• Head lice are small, wingless insects which feed on human blood. They need human blood in order to survive.
• Head lice are about the size of sesame seeds.
• Head lice have six legs equipped with claws to grasp the hair.
• Head lice are crawling insects. They cannot hop, jump, or fly.
• Head lice do not thrive on pets.
• Head lice live for approximately 30 days on a host and a female louse may lay up to 100 nits (eggs).
• Head lice off of their human hosts will starve. Head lice will not survive for more than 24 hours off of its human host. Therefore head lice will not nest in household furniture.
• Nits (the eggs of the head louse) are small yellowish-white, oval-shaped eggs that are "to the side of a hair shaft glued" at an angle
• Nits must be laid by live lice. You cannot "catch nits."
• Once laid, it takes 7-10 days for a nit to hatch, and another 7-10 days for the female to mature and begin laying her own eggs.
• Head lice are clear in color when hatched, then quickly develop a reddish-brown color after feeding.

Cases of head lice are gotten by close head to head contact usually from someone the child spends a lot of time with, outside of school, such as sleepovers/sharing brushes.

Once a child feels itching from the lice. The lice have been there approx. 3-5 weeks already.

If you find lice on your child. Please notify the school/school nurse and any other friends etc. your child has spent a lot of time with. This prevents re-infection.

                                    How to treat Head Lice

     Don’t panic—Head lice are easy to get rid of if you follow the instructions.

Once live lice/nits have been identified you need to start a treatment plan.

Everyone in the family should be checked/along with friends and relatives who have spent a lot of time the person that has lice.

(I have found lice to be resistant to many of the advertised treatments. These are the ones that have the active ingredient” permethrin” . Some of these products are RID, NIX and the generic brands of these that are usually a 10 min treatment.

This is what I recommend; it has been a successful treatment, if directions are followed.

(Lice Free) is a non-toxic treatment that is easy to use. It can be purchased at Hy Vee /Thrifty White. Comes in a gel or spray

Follow the instructions and use the metal comb diligently/daily for 2 weeks. Re-treat with Lice Free 8 days after first treatment. And to be safe, I would recommend a 3^rd treatment, 8 days after the 2^nd treatment.

Wash bedding/hat/coats, in hot water/dryer. Clean out hair brushes. There is no need to buy Lice spray for furniture/carpets/car upholstery. It’s a waste of money .Lice will not live off the body for more than 2 days.

If you have questions, please call me so I can help you through this process.

Eva Powers RN   1-515-832-9220 w   1-515-297-0988 cell