For those that don’t know me my name is Tara Cuccinelli and this is my 4th year as school nurse here at St. Peter’s. I have been a nurse for over 26 years but don’t tell my kids, they think I am 38. My background is in emergency medicine where I spent 21 years first as an Army Nurse then at UCHealth Central in the ER. Besides working at St. Peter, I also am a Medical Legal Forensic Nursing Expert.
My job at St. Peter’s is support the well-being of both the students and staff by keeping them in the classroom where the can learn or teach. This is done by:
- Writing care plans and coordinating care of students with chronic or acute health conditions
- Communicating with teachers and staff to ensure safety and well-being of students
- Administering medications and monitoring delegated medication administration
- Coordinating and providing vision and hearing screenings
- Educating and training staff and students on various health topics
- Providing first aid care and health assessments
- Tracking immunizations
- Tracking illnesses-I will normally contact you if your student has missed three consecutive days of school just to check in and see how your student is feeling and if the school can help in any way OR if we notice a pattern of missed days again just to see how we can support your student.
We are also asking this year if your student is going to be absent you either call or email the school with the following information:
Student Name
Reason for absenteeism- Ill or not ill
If student is ill we are asking for symptoms- sore throat, vomiting/diarrhea, fever etc
If student is not ill that is all we need to know
This information will help us alert classrooms early if we are noticing several students out with the same symptoms which will reduce spread of the illness and keeps students in the classroom.
I am generally at the school one or two days a week but am always available by email or phone. My email address is tara.cuccinelli@petertherock.org or 719-238-2236
I look forward to meeting your students this year.
Sincerely
Tara Cuccinelli RN, MS, CNS
My job at St. Peter’s is support the well-being of both the students and staff by keeping them in the classroom where the can learn or teach. This is done by:
- Writing care plans and coordinating care of students with chronic or acute health conditions
- Communicating with teachers and staff to ensure safety and well-being of students
- Administering medications and monitoring delegated medication administration
- Coordinating and providing vision and hearing screenings
- Educating and training staff and students on various health topics
- Providing first aid care and health assessments
- Tracking immunizations
- Tracking illnesses-I will normally contact you if your student has missed three consecutive days of school just to check in and see how your student is feeling and if the school can help in any way OR if we notice a pattern of missed days again just to see how we can support your student.
We are also asking this year if your student is going to be absent you either call or email the school with the following information:
Student Name
Reason for absenteeism- Ill or not ill
If student is ill we are asking for symptoms- sore throat, vomiting/diarrhea, fever etc
If student is not ill that is all we need to know
This information will help us alert classrooms early if we are noticing several students out with the same symptoms which will reduce spread of the illness and keeps students in the classroom.
I am generally at the school one or two days a week but am always available by email or phone. My email address is tara.cuccinelli@petertherock.org or 719-238-2236
I look forward to meeting your students this year.
Sincerely
Tara Cuccinelli RN, MS, CNS
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OTHER HEALTH AND MEDICAL FORMS
If medication is to be administered at school, please complete a Medical Administration in School or Child Care form to be signed by you and your physician. A General Health Care Plan must also accompany the Medical Administration in School or Child Care form:
Medical Forms for General Health Care Plans:
If medication is to be administered at school, please complete a Medical Administration in School or Child Care form to be signed by you and your physician. A General Health Care Plan must also accompany the Medical Administration in School or Child Care form:
Medical Forms for General Health Care Plans:
- Allergy and Anaphylaxis Care Plan
- Asthma Care Plan
- Permission for Medication Administration at School
- Individualized Health Plan: Diabetes
- General Health Care Plan (to include non-prescription and over the counter medications such as cough drops and pain relievers)
- School Physical Form (For physicals and sports physicals)