Nurse's Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Monday - Friday
You are encouraged to share any concerns or problems relevant to your child’s health. If you have any questions or would like to meet with me, please do not hesitate to call me at 903-984-5591. You may also fax information or shot records to 903-984-0571. Thank you for giving me the special privilege of caring for your child.

Certifications:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
CPR & AED
Trauma Nursing Core Course
Emergency Nursing Pediatric Curriculum
Vision and Hearing Screening Certified
Spinal Screening Certified

Memberships:
National Association of School Nurses
Texas School Nurse Organization
Emergency Nurses Association
PTA

MRSA in schools. Go to this website for answers to all your questions.
(www.cdc.gov/Features/MRSAinSchools)

New vaccine for girls-HPV facts www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine.htm

Rising number of teen pregnancies
www.teenpregnancy.org

There is a nasty virus going around that includes vomiting, abdominal pain and/or diarrhea. Drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration.
The flu has finally made an exit from KHS for the most part. There will probably be a few lingering cases but with proper handwashing hopefully we can prevent a reoccurence like we had in January and February.

Wash hands for at least 15 seconds.
Cough into your elbow, not your hand.
Turn off the TV one day per week.
Teenagers need at least 9 hours of sleep per night.
Play only 1 hour of video games per day.
Eat wheat bread not white.
Only 1 soda per week.
Eat something green everyday.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Don't supersize.
NO is a complete sentence. Use it.
Sex, Alcohol, and Drugs make you SAD!

I am happy to assist students who need medications at school, and request that all medications be brought to school by a parent, guardian or designated adult—not a child for reasons of safety. Medications will need to be in the original/properly labeled container, up to date (not expired), and age appropriate in dosage. Medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, will require written consent and dosage instructions by a parent or guardian. Please note that Texas law does not permit public schools to dispense nonprescription drugs such as Tylenol, Advil, or cough syrups, etc. (THESE NEED TO BE SUPPLIED FROM HOME). A form is available in my office and will need to be completed by parent/guardian in order for any medications to be given to a child at school. All medications will need to be picked up at the end of the school year by the parent/guardian or the medications will be destroyed.

We make every effort to safeguard your child’s health at school. In the event of a serious accident or emergency, you will be contacted immediately. When a parent or guardian cannot be reached, the student will be transported by ambulance to an appropriate medical facility and accompanied by a nurse, administrator or designated faculty member. To ensure optimum care, it is important to update us continually with new phone numbers, changes in your child’s health, new medications, or anything else that impacts his or her well-being at school.

At the high school level, vision and hearing screening will be performed only on students who show signs of vision or hearing difficulty to rule out a problem. Vision and hearing may also be performed on special needs students throughout the year. Spinal screening will be performed once a year to all freshman students during the spring semester. If a problem exists, you will be notified and referred for further medical evaluation if needed.

Your child’s good health is important to me! Please call or see me whenever you are not certain about sending your child to school. Please do not send your child to school if they are having the following symptoms: temperature of 100 degrees or greater, vomiting or diarrhea, pus-like discharge from eyes or red/inflamed eyes, suspected and untreated impetigo, scabies, or lice.