School Nurse

Mrs. Kristen Carson, RN, BSN

School Phone: 706-310-2019 ext.1202

Email: kcarson@oconeeschools.org

 My name is Kristen Carson, I will be your school nurse at Dove creek this year.  This will be my second year!.   I have been a nurse for 23 years.   My background is 18 years in the  medical ICU at Piedmont Athens Regional and 3 years at Piedmont Heart Institute  in Athens, GA.   I have been married to my husband, Frank, for 20 years, we have 3 boys and live in Oconee County.   I love serving the families here at Dove Creek!  I find it a privilege to care for your children while they are here at school.   My goal is to provide a safe and healthy environment for our little dragons and staff and keep them  in class and learning!

Here are a few guidelines that I would like everyone to be aware of:

• Make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast.  Good food will help fuel our dragons for learning. 

•  If your child has a temperature greater than 100.3 degrees, please keep them home until they are fever-free for 24 hours without medication.

• If a child becomes ill at school (vomiting, diarrhea, etc.), I will call you to arrange for pick-up. Please keep them at home until they are symptom-free for 24 hours without medication.

• If you have found and/or treated lice in your child's hair, please notify me. I want to discreetly, but aggressively, protect children and classrooms from repeated occurrences by doing rechecks or classroom checks where needed.

• Elementary students may not carry medication to school.  Parents must drop it off in the school clinic with proper documentation for  administration.

• Medication administration in school should be discouraged unless medically necessary for the student's health, safety, and optimal learning. Whenever possible, medications should be given at home, before or after school.

• If your child must have medication of any type during school hours, including over the counter or prescription medications, an "Administration of Medication" form must be obtained, completed and returned to the clinic along with the medication. 

Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions or health concerns.

Phone Numbers and Emergency Contacts:

        In order to facilitate reaching parents of sick children, please remember to update emergency information in Infinite Campus with any change in home, work, and cell phone numbers. Please also supply names and phone numbers of friends and or relatives who can be called if parents are not available. Parents who are going out of town should send a note to school with information regarding who will be responsible for their children in the parent's absence.

Health Services Documents and Links