PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS Must be in original container with pharmacy label containing doctor’s instructions. This is for all medications: antibiotics, eye drops, cough medicines, inhalers, asthma medications, creams and/or lotions for diaper rash, etc. Always check that the child’s medicine bottle has the following information listed on it: Child’s name, expiration date, specific instructions on label, such as give until gone, give for 10 days, discard after 14 days, how it is to be given (i.e., with food, not with food, 1 hour before eating, 1 hour after eating, etc.), frequency (i.e., 3 times per day which would be every or 4 times per day which would be every 5-6 hours). Medicine prescribed for one child cannot be given to his/her sibling. We cannot change dose prescribed unless we have a written doctor’s note. If medications are doctor samples, we must have written doctor instructions with time and dose to be given. If your child requires a nebulizer, a doctor’s prescription should accompany the machine with the name and dose of the medication that is to be used, how frequently it is to be used, why or when. It is the family’s responsibility to obtain any written doctor’s note. Families are encouraged to give medication at home whenever possible according to the necessary scheduling. ALLERGIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS Allergies and/or special needs must be listed on the Health Assessment form completed by your doctor. Depending on the situation, you may be asked to complete a Special Care Plan (available from the center staff) and/or an Emergency Form for Children with Special Needs (available from the American Academy of Pediatrics at ). It is also important that you share specific symptoms with the staff so we may be on the alert and change the environment if necessary and appropriate. SMOKE-FREE/TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS Lehigh Carbon Community College is a smoke-free/tobacco-free campus. All LCCC students, faculty, staff, and visitors are required to follow the college policy.
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS Must be in original container with pharmacy label containing doctor’s instructions. This is for all medications: antibiotics, eye drops, cough medicines, inhalers, asthma medications, creams and/or lotions for diaper rash, etc. Always check that the child’s medicine bottle has the following information listed on it: Child’s name, expiration date, specific instructions on label, such as give until gone, give for 10 days, discard after 14 days, how it is to be given (i.e., with food, not with food, 1 hour before eating, 1 hour after eating, etc.), frequency (i.e., 3 times per day which would be every or 4 times per day which would be every 5-6 hours). Medicine prescribed for one child cannot be given to his/her sibling. We cannot change dose prescribed unless we have a written doctor’s note. If medications are doctor samples, we must have written doctor instructions with time and dose to be given. If your child requires a nebulizer, a doctor’s prescription should accompany the machine with the name and dose of the medication that is to be used, how frequently it is to be used, why or when. It is the family’s responsibility to obtain any written doctor’s note. Families are encouraged to give medication at home whenever possible according to the necessary scheduling. ALLERGIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS Allergies and/or special needs must be listed on the Health Assessment form completed by your doctor. Depending on the situation, you may be asked to complete a Special Care Plan (available from the center staff) and/or an Emergency Form for Children with Special Needs (available from the American Academy of Pediatrics at ). It is also important that you share specific symptoms with the staff so we may be on the alert and change the environment if necessary and appropriate. SMOKE-FREE/TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS Lehigh Carbon Community College is a smoke-free/tobacco-free campus. All LCCC students, faculty, staff, and visitors are required to follow the college policy.
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