Desert Trails Elementary
Paradise Valley Unified School District No. 69
4315 E. Cashman Drive
Main Office: 602-449-4100
Health Office: 602-449-4103
School Nurse:Trudy Forbes, RN
Welcome to Desert Trails Health Office!
Helping to ensure a safe and healthy school environment for our AMAZING Desert Trails Families. Should you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to call me between 9:00 - 3:00 Monday through Friday at the numbers listed above.
Important Health Information
It is imperative you notify the nurse of any medical condition(s) your child may have such as diabetes, asthma, allergies, vision or hearing problems, a physical or mental disability, etc. This will allow the school staff and me to better serve your child.
Illness/Emergency
School is no place for a sick child. Please do not send your child to school if he/she has diarrhea, vomiting, a fever, rash, deep cough, or a communicable disease such as chickenpox, strep throat, pink-eye, etc. If you are unsure of your child’s symptoms, please call the school nurse before sending him/her to school.
You will be notified if your child becomes ill enough to be removed from school, sustains more than a minor injury, or for any other emergency. It is the parent’s responsibility to make arrangements to pick up your ill or injured child as promptly as possible. In accordance with district procedures, elementary students are not permitted to walk home when ill or injured.
If your child has been ill with fever or throwing up, he/she must be
fever and vomit free for 24 hours
before returning to school.
General Information
The Health Center at school is not a primary care facility like a doctor's office and may not be used as such because the nurse is not allowed by law to make a medical diagnosis, prescribe treatment, or administer medication without a doctor's order. First aid and medical care provided by the school nurse are primarily for illnesses or injuries that occur during the school day. School is a healthy environment! The nurse's major responsibility is to maintain that environment and give each child the best opportunity to learn and reach his/her full potential through health education, health assessments, identification of health problems, the making of appropriate referrals and follow-up, and altering the school environment to meet special health needs.
I am looking forward to working with you and your family this year. With your help, I will make an effort to afford each student the best opportunity to learn. My responsibility is to keep students in class whenever possible. The average healthy student may never have a need to visit the school nurse or may likely make no more than 5 to 7 visits per school year. Proper use of the Health Center is encouraged. However, be assured acute illness and injuries will always be addressed immediately.
Health Center hours are in effect. Any situation that can wait will be attended to during the designated morning and afternoon hours. The reasons for Health Center hours are:
- To increase student instruction time.
- To increase compliance with state and local mandates for health services.
- To increase the student's ability to be responsible consumers of health care.
Common communicable conditions found in schools today. Click the link to read more about them.
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