Nurses Corner

Welcome back to the 2023 year, I hope you all had a great break from school.

I would like to introduce myself my name is Emma Attrill and I am a Registered Nurse and have been for the last 20 years.  I have lots of experience working with both children and adults and have worked at the Royal Childrens Hospital and other adult hospitals throughout Melbourne.  I have worked at GWPS for the last year and my hours are 9:30am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday. 

When to anticipate a call from the school Nurse:

• Notification of an injury to your child’s head
• Illness that is contagious requiring collection from school e.g., conjunctivitis, gastroenteritis
• Suspected head lice 
• Suspected fractures-that need medical assessment asap
• Injury or illness requiring ambulance assistance
• If your child has a fever and has symptoms of being unwell and unable to complete their schoolwork due to illness

Reminders:

• Please remember to hand in any care plans that your child may have for anaphylaxis. Asthma or Allergies and any medication used to treat these medical conditions to First Aid
• To have a full change of clothes in your child’s school bag in case of accidents.