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  ADMINISTRATION OF ALLERGY INJECTIONS  

Policy: To provide the best standard of care.


PROCEDURE:
I. Absolute criteria:

  A. The student must be eligible for services.
 

B. The student must have the first two injections given by his/her attending MD.

 

C. The student must provide written orders from his/her attending MD to include:

  1. The type of allergy
  2. Dosage
  3. Frequency of injections
  4. Gauge of needle
 

5. Instructions in the event of a reaction or missed injection(s)

 

D. The student may elect to bring/to leave the allergen at the SHS.

 

E. The injection(s) will be given only during physician hours.

 

F. The student will not be given the allergy injection(s) if he/she is ill or has an elevated temperature.

 

G. The student will wait a thirty (30) minute post injection observation time. Therefore, no injection(s) will be given after thirty minutes prior to the end of the physician's hours.

 

H. The student will be evaluated by the nurse before his/her departure.
I. Failure of the student to adhere to the prescribed schedule by the physican will require that the student return to his/her private allergist for the missed injections and/or regulation of succeeding injections.

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II Actual procedure:

 

A. The student will read the patient information sheet and sign the informed consent on the initial visit.

 

B. The student will come to the clinic on the appropriate date and check in according to the allergy injection check-in procedure.

 

C. The student will pay the appropriate fee to the cashier for the injection(s).

 

D. The injection(s) will be given according to procedure for administration of injections.

 

E. The student will wait thirty (30) minutes after the injection(s).

 

F. The nurse will observe the injection site or sites and document any reaction(s) accordingly.

 

 

 

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