Course Objective
- Explain the appropriate disposition of a student experiencing respiratory symptoms according to history and presentation;
- Determine course of action whether child is in respiratory distress or not;
- Administer treatment as per asthma medication administration form (MAF) on file.
Date: August 17, 2016
Reviewed June 30, 2020
Presenter:
Linda Moskin, MD, MPH & Anne Brennan, MS, RN, FNP
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Office of School Health
This module (part of a series) was developed with content experts in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Office of School Health. This module covers three key factors in each response including assessing if the child is in respiratory distress, if they have a medication administration form on file, and if they have a documented asthma diagnosis.
