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Welcome to my home page! I am Mary Marcotte RN, School Nurse at Village
Elementary.
Education & Teaching Background:
 | Education: Registered Nurse Diploma from St. Francis School of Nursing in
Peoria, IL, BS
of Health Care Administration from St Joseph's University of Maine |
| Yrs. experience at GISD: 7 years |
| Other nursing experience: Neonatal ICU 2 1/2 yrs, Pediatric ICU 6 mo.
Adult ICU/CCU 1 1/2 yrs, Residential Adolescent Psychiatric 3 yrs.
Home Health 8 yrs |
Contact Information:
This year, State Required Screenings are:
| Vision and Hearing Screening on all Kindergarten, First, Third, and Fifth
graders first semester |
| Acanthosis Nigricans for First, Third and Fifth graders |
Communicable Disease Control:
| Students will not be allowed to attend school of they have a communicable
illness. If you suspect that your child has a communicable disease, please
check with your family physician prior to sending your child to
school. |
| Parents of a student with a communicable disease should telephone the
school nurse/ office so that other students who have been exposed to the
disease can be alerted. |
| Every student must be clear of fever ( under 98.6F degrees for 24 hours
prior to returning to school). Please check your child's temperature before
sending him/her back to school. |
Common Exclusions:
| Chicken Pox: For 1 week after eruption appears. Lesions must be dry. |
| Pink Eye: Until signs and symptoms disappear or released by physician.
Must be on medication for 24 hours before returning to school. |
| Strep Throat: Certificate from physician stating child is being treated
and may return to school. Child must be on an antibiotic for minimum of 24
hours and free from fever 24 hours before returning to school. |
| Impetigo: Until lesions have healed, or released by physician. |
| Ringworm: Certificate from physician stating child is under treatment and
lesions are covered. |
| Pediculosis (Head Lice): Child had been properly treated and checked
by school nurse, and shows freedom from pediculi and nits. ALL nits must be
removed from hair before returning to school. |
Accidents/Illness at School
| Safety is of great concern at school. In the event an
accident does occur, the school nurse or member of the faculty will
administer first aid. The parent and /or medical personnel listed on
Emergency Contact section of the Registration Form will be notified if needed. If your child becomes too ill to
remain at school, you or someone you designate on Emergency Contact will be
notified. |
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