Published online September 28, 2009
PEDIATRICS Vol. 124 No. 4 October 2009, pp. 1244-1251 (doi:10.1542/peds.2009-1953)
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POLICY STATEMENT

Policy Statement—Guidance for the Administration of Medication in School

Council on School Health

Many children who take medications require them during the school day. This policy statement is designed to guide prescribing health care professionals, school physicians, and school health councils on the administration of medications to children at school. All districts and schools need to have policies and plans in place for safe, effective, and efficient administration of medications at school. Having full-time licensed registered nurses administering all routine and emergency medications in schools is the best situation. When a licensed registered nurse is not available, a licensed practical nurse may administer medications. When a nurse cannot administer medication in school, the American Academy of Pediatrics supports appropriate delegation of nursing services in the school setting. Delegation is a tool that may be used by the licensed registered school nurse to allow unlicensed assistive personnel to provide standardized, routine health services under the supervision of the nurse and on the basis of physician guidance and school nursing assessment of the unique needs of the individual child and the suitability of delegation of specific nursing tasks. Any delegation of nursing duties must be consistent with the requirements of state nurse practice acts, state regulations, and guidelines provided by professional nursing organizations. Long-term, emergency, and short-term medications; over-the-counter medications; alternative medications; and experimental drugs that are administered as part of a clinical trial are discussed in this statement. This statement has been endorsed by the American School Health Association.

Key Words: medications • school • unlicensed assistive personnel • delegate • self-administer

Abbreviations: RN—registered nurse • AAP—American Academy of Pediatrics • UAP—unlicensed assistive personnel • OTC—over-the-counter


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The following policy statement has been revised:

Guidelines for the Administration of Medication in School

Pediatrics 112: 697-699. [Full Text]



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