self medication in school...help!

arche4life · Jul 20, 2009

I'm sure the nurse is just nervous about Aidan giving himself too much medication, which is understandable given his age, but given that he has lived with CF his whole life it is even more understandable that he knows how to administer his own medication.

Here is an idea,
Why don't you have your doctor write out an action plan in simple verbage that every CF child (not just Aidan) has to follow to take their medication. (What I mean by action plan is the steps, 1. at 2 o'clock (or time he needs to take them) go to the sink 2. wash your hands thouroughly 3. get medicine out of back pack, 4. count out pills... or whatever the steps may be)

Then a week before school starts you could see if you, Aidan, the school nurse, the kindergarden teacher and the aid and the school principal could meet to go over the plan step by step (the reason I suggest so many people is because the more people who know about whats going on, the more likely it is that Aiden will be looked after, plus it will show him that everyone wants to work with him and is on his side) You could eveen have Aidan physically show everyone what he is supposed to do so they see he isn't going to be popping pills at random times.

Then maybe during the first few weeks of school the nurse could quickly pop at the time he is supposed to take his pills as both a safe guard for Aidan as and as reassurance for herself.

If you just work with teachers and school officials I'm sure an arrangement could be made that you are both happy about. BUT I do agree with the person who said you should check with local school supervisors about the official (written) state laws about administering medication. I have found teachers often don't know the official WRITTEN (very important that its written) classroom loss that they are supposed to adhere to. I am 23 years old and currently in the process of studying to recieve a teaching credential in the state of California and it is very common for teachers to not understand certain health laws related to classroom ediquette (especially if they are older, because some of the more recient laws involoving mediction only been created in the past 10 years, at least this is the case in California).

Your son sounds like an absolute sweetheart and I hope everything works out, please let us know!!!

arche4life · Jul 20, 2009

I'm sure the nurse is just nervous about Aidan giving himself too much medication, which is understandable given his age, but given that he has lived with CF his whole life it is even more understandable that he knows how to administer his own medication.

Here is an idea,
Why don't you have your doctor write out an action plan in simple verbage that every CF child (not just Aidan) has to follow to take their medication. (What I mean by action plan is the steps, 1. at 2 o'clock (or time he needs to take them) go to the sink 2. wash your hands thouroughly 3. get medicine out of back pack, 4. count out pills... or whatever the steps may be)

Then a week before school starts you could see if you, Aidan, the school nurse, the kindergarden teacher and the aid and the school principal could meet to go over the plan step by step (the reason I suggest so many people is because the more people who know about whats going on, the more likely it is that Aiden will be looked after, plus it will show him that everyone wants to work with him and is on his side) You could eveen have Aidan physically show everyone what he is supposed to do so they see he isn't going to be popping pills at random times.

Then maybe during the first few weeks of school the nurse could quickly pop at the time he is supposed to take his pills as both a safe guard for Aidan as and as reassurance for herself.

If you just work with teachers and school officials I'm sure an arrangement could be made that you are both happy about. BUT I do agree with the person who said you should check with local school supervisors about the official (written) state laws about administering medication. I have found teachers often don't know the official WRITTEN (very important that its written) classroom loss that they are supposed to adhere to. I am 23 years old and currently in the process of studying to recieve a teaching credential in the state of California and it is very common for teachers to not understand certain health laws related to classroom ediquette (especially if they are older, because some of the more recient laws involoving mediction only been created in the past 10 years, at least this is the case in California).

Your son sounds like an absolute sweetheart and I hope everything works out, please let us know!!!

arche4life · Jul 20, 2009

I'm sure the nurse is just nervous about Aidan giving himself too much medication, which is understandable given his age, but given that he has lived with CF his whole life it is even more understandable that he knows how to administer his own medication.

Here is an idea,
Why don't you have your doctor write out an action plan in simple verbage that every CF child (not just Aidan) has to follow to take their medication. (What I mean by action plan is the steps, 1. at 2 o'clock (or time he needs to take them) go to the sink 2. wash your hands thouroughly 3. get medicine out of back pack, 4. count out pills... or whatever the steps may be)

Then a week before school starts you could see if you, Aidan, the school nurse, the kindergarden teacher and the aid and the school principal could meet to go over the plan step by step (the reason I suggest so many people is because the more people who know about whats going on, the more likely it is that Aiden will be looked after, plus it will show him that everyone wants to work with him and is on his side) You could eveen have Aidan physically show everyone what he is supposed to do so they see he isn't going to be popping pills at random times.

Then maybe during the first few weeks of school the nurse could quickly pop at the time he is supposed to take his pills as both a safe guard for Aidan as and as reassurance for herself.

If you just work with teachers and school officials I'm sure an arrangement could be made that you are both happy about. BUT I do agree with the person who said you should check with local school supervisors about the official (written) state laws about administering medication. I have found teachers often don't know the official WRITTEN (very important that its written) classroom loss that they are supposed to adhere to. I am 23 years old and currently in the process of studying to recieve a teaching credential in the state of California and it is very common for teachers to not understand certain health laws related to classroom ediquette (especially if they are older, because some of the more recient laws involoving mediction only been created in the past 10 years, at least this is the case in California).

Your son sounds like an absolute sweetheart and I hope everything works out, please let us know!!!

arche4life · Jul 20, 2009

I'm sure the nurse is just nervous about Aidan giving himself too much medication, which is understandable given his age, but given that he has lived with CF his whole life it is even more understandable that he knows how to administer his own medication.

Here is an idea,
Why don't you have your doctor write out an action plan in simple verbage that every CF child (not just Aidan) has to follow to take their medication. (What I mean by action plan is the steps, 1. at 2 o'clock (or time he needs to take them) go to the sink 2. wash your hands thouroughly 3. get medicine out of back pack, 4. count out pills... or whatever the steps may be)

Then a week before school starts you could see if you, Aidan, the school nurse, the kindergarden teacher and the aid and the school principal could meet to go over the plan step by step (the reason I suggest so many people is because the more people who know about whats going on, the more likely it is that Aiden will be looked after, plus it will show him that everyone wants to work with him and is on his side) You could eveen have Aidan physically show everyone what he is supposed to do so they see he isn't going to be popping pills at random times.

Then maybe during the first few weeks of school the nurse could quickly pop at the time he is supposed to take his pills as both a safe guard for Aidan as and as reassurance for herself.

If you just work with teachers and school officials I'm sure an arrangement could be made that you are both happy about. BUT I do agree with the person who said you should check with local school supervisors about the official (written) state laws about administering medication. I have found teachers often don't know the official WRITTEN (very important that its written) classroom loss that they are supposed to adhere to. I am 23 years old and currently in the process of studying to recieve a teaching credential in the state of California and it is very common for teachers to not understand certain health laws related to classroom ediquette (especially if they are older, because some of the more recient laws involoving mediction only been created in the past 10 years, at least this is the case in California).

Your son sounds like an absolute sweetheart and I hope everything works out, please let us know!!!

arche4life · Jul 20, 2009

I'm sure the nurse is just nervous about Aidan giving himself too much medication, which is understandable given his age, but given that he has lived with CF his whole life it is even more understandable that he knows how to administer his own medication.
 
 Here is an idea,
 Why don't you have your doctor write out an action plan in simple verbage that every CF child (not just Aidan) has to follow to take their medication. (What I mean by action plan is the steps, 1. at 2 o'clock (or time he needs to take them) go to the sink 2. wash your hands thouroughly 3. get medicine out of back pack, 4. count out pills... or whatever the steps may be)
 
 Then a week before school starts you could see if you, Aidan, the school nurse, the kindergarden teacher and the aid and the school principal could meet to go over the plan step by step (the reason I suggest so many people is because the more people who know about whats going on, the more likely it is that Aiden will be looked after, plus it will show him that everyone wants to work with him and is on his side) You could eveen have Aidan physically show everyone what he is supposed to do so they see he isn't going to be popping pills at random times.
 
 Then maybe during the first few weeks of school the nurse could quickly pop at the time he is supposed to take his pills as both a safe guard for Aidan as and as reassurance for herself.
 
 If you just work with teachers and school officials I'm sure an arrangement could be made that you are both happy about. BUT I do agree with the person who said you should check with local school supervisors about the official (written) state laws about administering medication. I have found teachers often don't know the official WRITTEN (very important that its written) classroom loss that they are supposed to adhere to. I am 23 years old and currently in the process of studying to recieve a teaching credential in the state of California and it is very common for teachers to not understand certain health laws related to classroom ediquette (especially if they are older, because some of the more recient laws involoving mediction only been created in the past 10 years, at least this is the case in California).
 
 Your son sounds like an absolute sweetheart and I hope everything works out, please let us know!!!

Rebjane · Jul 20, 2009

Maggie just finished her first year of kindergarten. She also did self medicate with her enzymes from day one. Have you sat down with the nurse one on one to discuss CF and your son? At first when I sat down with the school nurse she wanted Maggie to come to the office. I wasn't too pushy but I voiced my concerns of Maggie being exposed to sick kids waiting to be picked up by parents while Maggie was just waiting to get her enzymes. I brought in all my pamphlets about CF; the importance of nutrition and timely administration of enzymes. I also said really"It's no big deal" Maggie has been swallowing her enzymes since she was 2 1/2 years old..People don't realize kids with CF this is what they know and may be more emotionally ready to do these things cause it is what they do EVERYDAY and normal to them. The way I sent in the enzymes was I packaged each dose in tiny ziplock bags which are made for pills and labeled them with a sharpie as either SNACK enzymes of LUNCH enzymes. Maggie would get a verbal reminder from her kindergarten teacher to take them and that was it. At the end of the year she didnt even need the verbal reminder. I voiced the thought to the nurse that this is a life-long issue and something she'll need to learn; just like brushing her teeth. Good luck with this.

Rebjane · Jul 20, 2009

Maggie just finished her first year of kindergarten. She also did self medicate with her enzymes from day one. Have you sat down with the nurse one on one to discuss CF and your son? At first when I sat down with the school nurse she wanted Maggie to come to the office. I wasn't too pushy but I voiced my concerns of Maggie being exposed to sick kids waiting to be picked up by parents while Maggie was just waiting to get her enzymes. I brought in all my pamphlets about CF; the importance of nutrition and timely administration of enzymes. I also said really"It's no big deal" Maggie has been swallowing her enzymes since she was 2 1/2 years old..People don't realize kids with CF this is what they know and may be more emotionally ready to do these things cause it is what they do EVERYDAY and normal to them. The way I sent in the enzymes was I packaged each dose in tiny ziplock bags which are made for pills and labeled them with a sharpie as either SNACK enzymes of LUNCH enzymes. Maggie would get a verbal reminder from her kindergarten teacher to take them and that was it. At the end of the year she didnt even need the verbal reminder. I voiced the thought to the nurse that this is a life-long issue and something she'll need to learn; just like brushing her teeth. Good luck with this.

Rebjane · Jul 20, 2009

Maggie just finished her first year of kindergarten. She also did self medicate with her enzymes from day one. Have you sat down with the nurse one on one to discuss CF and your son? At first when I sat down with the school nurse she wanted Maggie to come to the office. I wasn't too pushy but I voiced my concerns of Maggie being exposed to sick kids waiting to be picked up by parents while Maggie was just waiting to get her enzymes. I brought in all my pamphlets about CF; the importance of nutrition and timely administration of enzymes. I also said really"It's no big deal" Maggie has been swallowing her enzymes since she was 2 1/2 years old..People don't realize kids with CF this is what they know and may be more emotionally ready to do these things cause it is what they do EVERYDAY and normal to them. The way I sent in the enzymes was I packaged each dose in tiny ziplock bags which are made for pills and labeled them with a sharpie as either SNACK enzymes of LUNCH enzymes. Maggie would get a verbal reminder from her kindergarten teacher to take them and that was it. At the end of the year she didnt even need the verbal reminder. I voiced the thought to the nurse that this is a life-long issue and something she'll need to learn; just like brushing her teeth. Good luck with this.

Rebjane · Jul 20, 2009

Maggie just finished her first year of kindergarten. She also did self medicate with her enzymes from day one. Have you sat down with the nurse one on one to discuss CF and your son? At first when I sat down with the school nurse she wanted Maggie to come to the office. I wasn't too pushy but I voiced my concerns of Maggie being exposed to sick kids waiting to be picked up by parents while Maggie was just waiting to get her enzymes. I brought in all my pamphlets about CF; the importance of nutrition and timely administration of enzymes. I also said really"It's no big deal" Maggie has been swallowing her enzymes since she was 2 1/2 years old..People don't realize kids with CF this is what they know and may be more emotionally ready to do these things cause it is what they do EVERYDAY and normal to them. The way I sent in the enzymes was I packaged each dose in tiny ziplock bags which are made for pills and labeled them with a sharpie as either SNACK enzymes of LUNCH enzymes. Maggie would get a verbal reminder from her kindergarten teacher to take them and that was it. At the end of the year she didnt even need the verbal reminder. I voiced the thought to the nurse that this is a life-long issue and something she'll need to learn; just like brushing her teeth. Good luck with this.

Rebjane · Jul 20, 2009

Maggie just finished her first year of kindergarten. She also did self medicate with her enzymes from day one. Have you sat down with the nurse one on one to discuss CF and your son? At first when I sat down with the school nurse she wanted Maggie to come to the office. I wasn't too pushy but I voiced my concerns of Maggie being exposed to sick kids waiting to be picked up by parents while Maggie was just waiting to get her enzymes. I brought in all my pamphlets about CF; the importance of nutrition and timely administration of enzymes. I also said really"It's no big deal" Maggie has been swallowing her enzymes since she was 2 1/2 years old..People don't realize kids with CF this is what they know and may be more emotionally ready to do these things cause it is what they do EVERYDAY and normal to them. The way I sent in the enzymes was I packaged each dose in tiny ziplock bags which are made for pills and labeled them with a sharpie as either SNACK enzymes of LUNCH enzymes. Maggie would get a verbal reminder from her kindergarten teacher to take them and that was it. At the end of the year she didnt even need the verbal reminder. I voiced the thought to the nurse that this is a life-long issue and something she'll need to learn; just like brushing her teeth. Good luck with this.

Rebjane · Jul 20, 2009

Just wanted to add that there was no teacher's aide watching Maggie. And no child ever took or wanted to take Maggie's enzymes. The enzymes are huge and I don't even think another child could swallow them if they tried. Try to present it as another learning experience for the children in kindergarten, positive for all the children.. Good to learn that some kids have things they need to do like take enzymes, and inhalers, etc

Rebjane · Jul 20, 2009

Just wanted to add that there was no teacher's aide watching Maggie. And no child ever took or wanted to take Maggie's enzymes. The enzymes are huge and I don't even think another child could swallow them if they tried. Try to present it as another learning experience for the children in kindergarten, positive for all the children.. Good to learn that some kids have things they need to do like take enzymes, and inhalers, etc

Rebjane · Jul 20, 2009

Just wanted to add that there was no teacher's aide watching Maggie. And no child ever took or wanted to take Maggie's enzymes. The enzymes are huge and I don't even think another child could swallow them if they tried. Try to present it as another learning experience for the children in kindergarten, positive for all the children.. Good to learn that some kids have things they need to do like take enzymes, and inhalers, etc

Rebjane · Jul 20, 2009

Just wanted to add that there was no teacher's aide watching Maggie. And no child ever took or wanted to take Maggie's enzymes. The enzymes are huge and I don't even think another child could swallow them if they tried. Try to present it as another learning experience for the children in kindergarten, positive for all the children.. Good to learn that some kids have things they need to do like take enzymes, and inhalers, etc

Rebjane · Jul 20, 2009

Just wanted to add that there was no teacher's aide watching Maggie. And no child ever took or wanted to take Maggie's enzymes. The enzymes are huge and I don't even think another child could swallow them if they tried. Try to present it as another learning experience for the children in kindergarten, positive for all the children.. Good to learn that some kids have things they need to do like take enzymes, and inhalers, etc

Ratatosk · Jul 20, 2009

We'll be dealing with this when DS starts Kindergarten this fall. Our elementary school district's policy it to keep all meds in a cabinet in the school office with someone assigned to administer them; however, we've been told that his teacher will be allowed to give them to him. There also is not a full time nurse at any of the schools. Our concerns are with his having to walk down to the office, be embarrassed, miss out on something in class, miss part of his 20 minute lunch break....

And being that we've JUST dealt with a bowel obstruction, we're a even MORE adamant that this will NOT become an issue. Currently at daycare, they're all aware he needs enzymes and he's also good at reminding them that he needs his enzymes.

Ratatosk · Jul 20, 2009

We'll be dealing with this when DS starts Kindergarten this fall. Our elementary school district's policy it to keep all meds in a cabinet in the school office with someone assigned to administer them; however, we've been told that his teacher will be allowed to give them to him. There also is not a full time nurse at any of the schools. Our concerns are with his having to walk down to the office, be embarrassed, miss out on something in class, miss part of his 20 minute lunch break....

And being that we've JUST dealt with a bowel obstruction, we're a even MORE adamant that this will NOT become an issue. Currently at daycare, they're all aware he needs enzymes and he's also good at reminding them that he needs his enzymes.

Ratatosk · Jul 20, 2009

We'll be dealing with this when DS starts Kindergarten this fall. Our elementary school district's policy it to keep all meds in a cabinet in the school office with someone assigned to administer them; however, we've been told that his teacher will be allowed to give them to him. There also is not a full time nurse at any of the schools. Our concerns are with his having to walk down to the office, be embarrassed, miss out on something in class, miss part of his 20 minute lunch break....

And being that we've JUST dealt with a bowel obstruction, we're a even MORE adamant that this will NOT become an issue. Currently at daycare, they're all aware he needs enzymes and he's also good at reminding them that he needs his enzymes.

Ratatosk · Jul 20, 2009

We'll be dealing with this when DS starts Kindergarten this fall. Our elementary school district's policy it to keep all meds in a cabinet in the school office with someone assigned to administer them; however, we've been told that his teacher will be allowed to give them to him. There also is not a full time nurse at any of the schools. Our concerns are with his having to walk down to the office, be embarrassed, miss out on something in class, miss part of his 20 minute lunch break....

And being that we've JUST dealt with a bowel obstruction, we're a even MORE adamant that this will NOT become an issue. Currently at daycare, they're all aware he needs enzymes and he's also good at reminding them that he needs his enzymes.

Ratatosk · Jul 20, 2009

We'll be dealing with this when DS starts Kindergarten this fall. Our elementary school district's policy it to keep all meds in a cabinet in the school office with someone assigned to administer them; however, we've been told that his teacher will be allowed to give them to him. There also is not a full time nurse at any of the schools. Our concerns are with his having to walk down to the office, be embarrassed, miss out on something in class, miss part of his 20 minute lunch break....
 
 And being that we've JUST dealt with a bowel obstruction, we're a even MORE adamant that this will NOT become an issue. Currently at daycare, they're all aware he needs enzymes and he's also good at reminding them that he needs his enzymes.

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