Health Room Staff
Mrs. Metz: Health Tech
Mrs. Blorstad: Nurse
A Message from the Nurse
Dear Parent/Guardian:
As the registered nurse for Crestwood Middle School, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself.
I am employed by the Frederick County Health Department, School Health Program. I am also the Registered Nurse (RN) at Tuscarora Elementary School.
My responsibilities include health assessments, health counseling, communicable disease prevention, crisis intervention, health education, and referrals for health needs. I work closely with school administration, faculty, medical providers, and parents/guardians to develop plans of care for students with medical needs. I am responsible for ensuring that medications and treatments can be safely administered during the school day.
Your child’s health room is staffed by a health room technician (HRT). The HRT is a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Certified Medication Technician (CMT) who is trained in first aid and CPR. The health room technician works under my supervision. I delegate nursing tasks such as medication administration in accordance with the Maryland Nurse Practice Act.
If your child requires medication or medical treatment during the school day, his/her Health Care Provider must complete the appropriate forms. These forms may be obtained from the health room and at www.fcps.org. Please contact the health room at: 227-203-2250 to schedule a time to drop off your child’s medication/treatment, supplies and appropriate paperwork.
If you have any questions or concerns about the health care of your child, please contact me at 227-203-2250. I look forward to meeting you and wish you and your child a healthy and successful school year.
Sincerely,
Katie Blorstad, RN
Registered Nurse
Medication/Treatment Orders from your Health Care Provider
The medication/treatment authorization form(s) specific to your child's health/medication needs must be renewed at the beginning of each school year. Forms are available online at www.fcps.org or at your child's school.
Maryland regulation dictates that we determine expiration dates as follows: (1) one year from the dispensing date on the pharmacy label or, (2) the expiration date on the medication package, whichever comes first.
To ensure your child's medication/treatment needs are met at the start of the school year submit medications/supplies, and completed forms to the health room. Please contact the health room in advance to ensure availability of School Health staff.
School health staff will review physician orders/medications. It is the parent/guardian responsibility to ensure that medications/orders are compliant with state regulation. Please do not send your child to school with medications. Per FCPS Reg 400-23, it is the parent/guardian responsibility to deliver physician orders/medications directly to School Health staff.
Immunizations
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