Special healthcare needs
School Nursing
Special healthcare needs
- Caring or Your Child With A Gastrostomy (Primary Children's)
- Gastrostomy Tubes (Let’s Talk About… Pediatric Brochure)
Special diet
- Thickening Agents What You Need To Know (Let’s Talk About… Pediatric Brochure)
- Homemade Blenderized Diets For Tube Feeding (Let’s Talk About… Pediatric Brochure)
Forms
Videos
G-tube replacement
When a G-tube comes out, the priority is to keep the stoma (opening) from closing. The tract can start to shrink within 1–2 hours, even a short delay can make reinsertion more difficult and uncomfortable for the student.
Staff trained by the school nurse may:
- Replace the same G-tube and tape it in place
- Use a Foley catheter if the G-tube is broken, damaged, or dirty
If using a Foley, this should be for temporary emergency placement until the G-tube can be replaced by the nurse, family, or provider.
G-tube replacement resources:
Students served by special education will have an individualized education program (IEP). This is an academic learning plan that may include related services. Some related services may include school health services, and/or school nurse services that are designed to enable a child with a disability to receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) as described in their IEP.
School nurse services are services provided by a qualified school nurse. School health services are services that may be provided by either a qualified school nurse or other qualified person
Students not served by special education may be served by the Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 can provide accommodations for students who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.