Young adults can have varying degrees of asthma. Some may have outgrown childhood
asthma, and some may need several daily medications to keep it under control.
- We recommend that even if you have not used your rescue inhaler in a year or two,
you still bring one with you just in case. The SXU campus and/or the residence halls
are a new environment that may trigger your asthma.
- Make sure that your inhalers are not expired and are full. Our nurse practitioners
are able to assess your asthma and write prescriptions for asthma medications if needed,
but only during business hours. You do not want to discover that your inhaler is empty
when you need it in the middle of the night.
- If you have been using a nebulizer at home, please make sure to bring it with you
to campus. We have a nebulizer machine and albuterol at the Health Center, but you
may need your machine when we are not open.
- If you have serious allergic reactions necessitating an epinephrine auto injector
(i.e. EpiPen), please make sure that you carry one with you at all times. We have
EpiPens at the Health Center; however, you should not depend on these as we are not
open 24 hours per day. Epinephrine is most effective when administered as soon as
the allergic reaction begins.
- We recommend that if you have a severe allergy that you inform your Resident Advisor
and/or the Dean of Students Office. If you have very severe allergies, the Dean of
Students and the Health Center will work with you to develop a safe plan of care.
- In the event of food allergies, you are encouraged to contact Dining Services to take
a tour of the SXU Diner. During the tour you can be shown what foods are safe for
them to eat.
- The SXU Health Center works very closely with the SXU Counseling Center in order to ensure each student gets the support he or she needs. It should be noted
that the SXU Health Center will not share any information with the SXU Counseling
Center unless we have written permission from the student to do so and vice versa.
We take confidentiality very seriously.
- Our nurse practitioners are able to diagnose and treat certain mental health conditions,
such as depression and anxiety. The nurse practitioner may decide to refer a student
to a psychiatrist depending on the issue and the type of treatment needed.
- At this time, we do not prescribe ADHD medications. If you require an ADHD evaluation
and/or medications, we can refer you to local psychiatrists.