Jennifer Boles ext. 115 bolesj@setoncincinnati.org
School Nurse
Mrs. Boles has been a registered nurse since 1992. She has been employed by Bethesda Hospital, Parke Home Health Care, and Cincinnati State College. In 2000 she shifted her career focus to school nursing and was employed by Hamilton County Educational Service Center. She joined Seton High School in August 2005. Mrs. Boles has a master's degree in nursing (2005) from Northern Kentucky University, School Nurse Licensure (2003) from the College of Mount St. Joseph, a bachelor's degree in nursing (1998) from Indiana Wesleyan University, and an associate's degree (1992) from Cincinnati State Technical & Community College.
The role of the school nurse is to be the bridge beween education and health, school and community, classroom and home. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding health issues.
Healthy Habits
Healthy habits can protect students from illness. Healthy habits include:
1. Frequent and proper handwashing
2. Covering your cough with a tissue or coughing into your elbow
3. Staying home when you are sick
Immunizations required by the Ohio Department of Health for school attendance:
General Guidelines for Keeping a Student Home from School
When a student is absent from school, a parent/guardian must notify the school office at 471-2600 before 9:00 am stating the reason for absence. If the student absence is due to an illness provide specific information including temperature, headache, cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea and if the student has been seen by their physician.
Medication -
Sharing/giving medication to another student is strictly forbidden.
1. All medications must come to school in the original container.
2. Please note that Reye's Syndrome usually affect people from infancy through young adulthood; however, no age group is immune. Therefore, if you or a member of your family have a viral illness, do not use aspirin or aspirin-containing medications. For additional information go to http://www.reyessyndrome.org/literature.html
Over-the-Counter: At the parents’ discretion, students may carry and self administer cough drops, pain relief medication such as, but not limited to, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or topical first aid antibiotic ointments such as Neosporin®. However, using aspirin or aspirin containing medications to treat the flu, chicken pox, or any viral illnesses increases the chance of developing Reye’s Syndrome.
Prescription: In accordance with Ohio Revised Code 3313.713 no drug prescribed for a student shall be administered until the school receives written consent of the parent and licensed prescriber. Additionally, in compliance with Ohio Revised Code 3313.716 and Ohio Revised Code 3313.718, before the student may carry and self administer an Asthma Inhaler or Epinephrine Autoinjector, written consent of parent and licensed prescriber must be provided to the school. If a student requires prescribed medication during school hours, it is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to make the necessary arrangements.
Administration of Medication at School 10-11