5324 Murray Lane
Brentwood, TN 37027
(615)472-4250

  

Brentwood Middle School

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Clinic

Nancy Bruce, LPN
472-4269
Email:  Nancyb1@wcs.edu
  • Nurse Nancy has been working in Williamson County for over 40 years.  She has also been head nurse for local doctors.  She has been a school nurse for the past five years.
     
  • She has one daughter and son.  They have given her four grandchildren.

 
Attendance Policy BMI Screening Illness Policy
Prescription Medications Over-the-Counter Medications Epi Pen Prescription
 

Attendance Policy

  • •We do everything we can to keep kids in school. 
  • •Please communicate with your school nurse regarding your child’s health.  Many times your child is probably able to stay in school with just a little TLC from the clinic.
 

 

Illness Policy

As the school nurse, my priority is to keep all of our students healthy and in school.  One way that we can all work together to do this is to prevent the spread of illness.  If your child is not feeling his/her best, please use the following guidelines to determine whether or not he/she should be in school.   

 

Child should not be at school or in contact with other children:

If child feels well enough, he/she may attend school:

Runny nose

Cloudy or yellow/green discharge with congestion, fever

Clear drainage as with allergies

Cough

Frequent or uncontrollable,

producing mucous or

accompanied by fever

Infrequent, no mucous is being coughed up and/or child has been on antibiotics for at least 24 hours before returning to school, no fever

Diarrhea or vomiting

More than one occurrence; allow 24 hours after last incident of diarrhea or vomiting before sending child back to school

Single incident of diarrhea and no other symptoms (i.e., fever, vomiting)

Strep throat or Scarlet Fever

Sore throat, headache, nausea, fever (children do not always have fever or complain of a sore throat.)

The only way to rule out Strep is with a throat culture. 

After 24 hours on antibiotics and   fever free for 24 hours

“Pink eye”

(Conjunctivitis)

Eye is red, burning or itching, crusty, white or yellow drainage is occurring

Bacterial conjunctivitis: after 24 hours on antibiotics

Viral conjunctivitis: with a note from the Dr. stating no longer contagious

Rash

Any child with an unknown rash will be dismissed for medical evaluation

Rash free or with written permission from physician

Chicken Pox

Itching pink/red spots with blister-type center, fever

Lesions crusted over and dry, no fever

Head lice

Nits or lice present

Nit-free, nurse has checked and permits student to go to class

 If you think that your child might have a fever, please check his/her temperature before sending him/her to school.  Your child should not be sent to school until he/she has been fever free for at least 24 hours. Thanks for your help in keeping Bethesda’s children healthy!