Been thought of as the bad guy?

[Amethya]

I been thinking that some of these parents think of me as the bad guy, which is hilarious when I'm trying to help. And all they do is complain to the front office girls about me.

The 2nd mother who yelled at me about her child's immunizations came and literally complained to the front office lady, who in turn was upset with me and I'm like, "I don't care if she's upset or not, I'm just doing my job and I won't let anyone yell at me." Which is true, but I can't but think that after I do my next batch of immunizations these parents will brand me as evil or something, which is stupid, when I'm just doing my job.

[JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN]

I am finding more and more that the "education" that my students and their parents get in the clinics is terrible. I'm teaching more and more parents and kids things that should have been covered by the clinic staff including how to use an inhaler properly.

YES. Also language barriers. I need to learn Spanish, I am so rusty as it has been forever since I spoke it! The nurse for the lower grades in my school is thankfully fluent and helped me tremendously with a student that experienced a new onset but frequent allergic-like rash. Child was prescribed Zyrtec long term once a day and Benadryl for first three days to help get rash under control. Don't know what happened, but after a few back and forth phone calls as student was not taking Zyrtec and instead still taking a lot of Benadryl (to the point where student was drowsy in school), discovered that parent thought Benadryl and Zyrtec were the SAME thing and said no one ever stopped to talk to her about how they are different!

I was very happy to educate and parent was appreciative and child now taking Zyrtec, but it was a ride.

[ruby_jane, BSN, RN]

I am finding more and more that the "education" that my students and their parents get in the clinics is terrible. I'm teaching more and more parents and kids things that should have been covered by the clinic staff including how to use an inhaler properly.

My kid's pediatrician doesn't have an office nurse. She has (I think) a medical assistant. When I look at the superbill all manner of things are checked - like she talked about not texting and driving, about intimate partner violence, about seat belts - which never happened. I believe this to be the norm now, as it's this way in all my provider's offices also. Oh well. At least at the urgent care clinic I use when it's an urgent care thing in the evening has an RN who does discharge instructions.

[WineRN]

I'm the bad guy alot of times and on occasion make Facebook with "that school nurse is making me do this or that" and guess what I LIKE being the bad guy...cuz i"m just doing my job! Love rubbing their noses in it when it comes back to haunt them later. :)

On our main FB page and PTO FB there are never any complaints, but I know a burn book style page has to be out there somewhere lol

[AdobeRN]

On our main FB page and PTO FB there are never any complaints, but I know a burn book style page has to be out there somewhere lol

Yep - parents NEVER post on the schools, teachers, PTA page but boy they sure are quick to go right to the neighborhood pages. There are a handful of us staff members that live in the surrounding neighborhoods - we keep each other up to date on some of the crazy FB postings of things happening at our school.

[Feral.Cat.Herder, RN]

Unfortunately our student/parent handbook states "parents will be called and sent home for fever greater than 100 degrees F, vomiting, head lice or any time that a chld is not well enough to complete school activities. This is such a broad statement and the teachers will insist the child can not complete activities because "she is sleepy,she stayed up late last night", "he is sore from played football over the weekend" so you need to send them home according to the handbook.

[JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN]

Unfortunately our student/parent handbook states "parents will be called and sent home for fever greater than 100 degrees F, vomiting, head lice or any time that a chld is not well enough to complete school activities. This is such a broad statement and the teachers will insist the child can not complete activities because "she is sleepy,she stayed up late last night", "he is sore from played football over the weekend" so you need to send them home according to the handbook.

If I had to send home every child that is sleepy because they were up late the night before, my school would be practically empty.

[Feral.Cat.Herder, RN]

I was bad the other day, teacher sends student to clinic with note "check temp" I did it was normal, my reply to her note "T 97.8, Teach Class" She hasn't sent any more kids for a temp check!

[kidzcare]

I was bad the other day, teacher sends student to clinic with note "check temp" I did it was normal, my reply to her note "T 97.8, Teach Class" She hasn't sent any more kids for a temp check!

This is my favorite thing ever!!

[Amethya]

My favorite teacher slip was from a friend at the school, she sent me this "Student hit head on desk because he's a weirdo." I looked at the kid and he laughed and said, "I am."

[Shellaaay10x]

I've gotten yelled at by parents who "swore they turned the papers in" (dental/chdp- which I never received),who's daughters' "eyes were swollen" (no redness or swelling just slightly irritated from RUBBING THEM). Then I have teachers that send their kids with their belongings ready to go home when they have no temp at all, just seems a little "tired in class." Are you kidding me? Then when I send them back they decide to call the parent. Seriously. I know you have your masters in teaching but did you pass your nclex and get your nursing license? I think not. Let me do my job while you do yours!