Bloody nose blues vent

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AHHHHHH..... I am very heated. I get a ton of students that come to my office for bloody noses.... hand full of blood, no tissue just dripping all over the place. WHY CANT TEACHERS MAKE SURE THE STUDENT AT LEAST PINCHES THEIR NOSE AND GRAB 1 TISSUE. I just had a 4th grader walk up 2 floors to my office for a bloody nose (CLEAN UP ON AISLE 5 PLEASE) I think its time for an all staff email blast........................ ANY ADVICE OR SIMILAR SITUATIONS

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Specializes in school nurse.

In my office, it's often the opposite. I have to get a microscope out to look for signs of bleeding.

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:laugh: I have had that also those are the ones that always have a tissue with the smallest drop I send them out soooooo fast
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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.
In my office, it's often the opposite. I have to get a microscope out to look for signs of bleeding.

This is my problem too. They come with a wad of kleenex stuffed in and around their nose for a little drop. Wipe your nose, wash your hands, and go back to class!

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Have you guys ever noticed that you never have a day with just one bloody nose? For me it's either a day with none or a day with several, never a day with ONE bloody nose. Just like teeth coming out - none or several in one day. But staff would be more apt to intervene in a nuclear disaster than a bloody nose.

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I have the kids with torrential bloody noses as well. I'm always attaching Clorox wipes to the bottom of my shoes and waltzing across my floor when they leave.

How to stop it? I have no idea.

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Had a 2nd grader tell me that his doctor says "there are 5 reasons for a bloody nose" then points to each finger and counts "1,2,3,4,5" Brilliant! Maybe e-mail and say that "bloody noses are rarely an emergency, but the presence of blood in the hallway creates a hazardous situation for students and staff. Please have the student apply pressure and give them tissues before sending them to the nurses office. This ensures prompt treatment of the bleeding and helps to lessen the potential exposure to blood borne pathogens" I think the words "blood borne pathogens" scare teachers:)

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Had a 2nd grader tell me that his doctor says "there are 5 reasons for a bloody nose" then points to each finger and counts "1,2,3,4,5" Brilliant! Maybe e-mail and say that "bloody noses are rarely an emergency, but the presence of blood in the hallway creates a hazardous situation for students and staff. Please have the student apply pressure and give them tissues before sending them to the nurses office. This ensures prompt treatment of the bleeding and helps to lessen the potential exposure to blood borne pathogens" I think the words "blood borne pathogens" scare teachers:)
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Had a 2nd grader tell me that his doctor says "there are 5 reasons for a bloody nose" then points to each finger and counts "1,2,3,4,5" Brilliant! Maybe e-mail and say that "bloody noses are rarely an emergency, but the presence of blood in the hallway creates a hazardous situation for students and staff. Please have the student apply pressure and give them tissues before sending them to the nurses office. This ensures prompt treatment of the bleeding and helps to lessen the potential exposure to blood borne pathogens" I think the words "blood borne pathogens" scare teachers

Everything about this is great!

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Had a 2nd grader tell me that his doctor says "there are 5 reasons for a bloody nose" then points to each finger and counts "1,2,3,4,5" Brilliant! Maybe e-mail and say that "bloody noses are rarely an emergency, but the presence of blood in the hallway creates a hazardous situation for students and staff. Please have the student apply pressure and give them tissues before sending them to the nurses office. This ensures prompt treatment of the bleeding and helps to lessen the potential exposure to blood borne pathogens" I think the words "blood borne pathogens" scare teachers:)

Very well said, I think I will have to borrow those words, full citation given of course.

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Had a 2nd grader tell me that his doctor says "there are 5 reasons for a bloody nose" then points to each finger and counts "1,2,3,4,5" Brilliant! Maybe e-mail and say that "bloody noses are rarely an emergency, but the presence of blood in the hallway creates a hazardous situation for students and staff. Please have the student apply pressure and give them tissues before sending them to the nurses office. This ensures prompt treatment of the bleeding and helps to lessen the potential exposure to blood borne pathogens" I think the words "blood borne pathogens" scare teachers:)

This is what I did, except it is frowned upon for me to email the staff without notifying the principal. :sarcastic: So I went to her and told her about a blood trail down the hallway being an infection control issue, and she brought it up in the next staff meeting that students needed tissues to the nose.

This helped tremendously, the only time I get a non-tissue bleeder is when there is a sub, or when they come straight from the playground.

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