The school nurse works with a number of children who receive medication while they are at school. In ...

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A Incorrect. A call from the nurse in the pediatrician's office or health care practitioner's office is not adequate permission to dispense medication to a child at school.
B Correct. Generally children who must receive medication at school have written orders from their physician as well as written permission from their caregivers.
C Incorrect. No medication may be dispensed to a child at school without written permission from the caregivers and a health care practitioner.
D Incorrect. A printout from the pharmacy in the case of over-the-counter medication is not adequate permission to dispense medication to a child at school.