C'Mon Now!

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Had a kid bring his wet, bloody tooth and plop it right on my desk.

C'mon now!

Or the kid that did running knee slide into my office.

C'mon now!

The ones old enough to cover their mouths but choose to cough right in your face instead.

All together: C'mon now!!

Some things just make me shake my head.

Specializes in School nursing.

I had a HS arrive with a red paint stain on the front of her left upper thigh.

She was actually okay with it, but came to ask for a change of pants because:

- One teacher thought she has seriously cut herself and stain was blood.

- Another male teacher thought she had her period (and said that to her). Yes, because that stain would be on the front of her thigh without being close to her lady parts.

Poor gal just wanted new pants to stop having to explain herself.

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I had a HS arrive with a red paint stain on the front of her left upper thigh.

She was actually okay with it, but came to ask for a change of pants because:

- One teacher thought she has seriously cut herself and stain was blood.

- Another male teacher thought she had her period (and said that to her). Yes, because that stain would be on the front of her thigh without being close to her lady parts.

Poor gal just wanted new pants to stop having to explain herself.

Sometimes I feel like "a refresher on what NOT to say to students" should be a part of professional development days.

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Specializes in School nursing.
Sometimes I feel like "a refresher on what NOT to say to students" should be a part of professional development days.

YEP and YEP. I had a head-desk moment when she told me that. Teacher that said it is a bit socially awkward as well so I pictured the exchange as just being so uncomfortable.

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.
YEP and YEP. I had a head-desk moment when she told me that. Teacher that said it is a bit socially awkward as well so I pictured the exchange as just being so uncomfortable.

:banghead: :banghead:

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Specializes in School Nurse.

Student walks in the clinic...

Student: Can I get an ice pack?

Me: For what?

Student: I just got pinched on the chest and it hurts.

Me: No, no you may not, that is ridiculous, get back to class.

Even more of a "C'Mon Now" shout out goes to the teacher that sent this student for this reason.

:banghead::banghead::banghead:

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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.

Had a jr high kid bring in a bottle of prescription meds and a dr. order to take at school. Called mom and got verbal ok for all this and that i would be sending more paperwork home with kid, please return it the next day. She did and I thought all was good. Fast forward a few weeks when meds are almost gone -

Me (calling mom): Hi this is school nurse, just calling to let you know that Sally has 5 pills left so she will need more soon.

Mom: Oh you don't reorder those from the pharmacy?

Me: Umm...No. I can't reorder your kids meds for you.

Mom: Oh, I thought all that was taken care of by you.

Me: No, sorry. You have to get your kids meds refilled and then bring them in to us.

Mom: Oh, well ok then. I better get on that.

Really???

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You know when someone is faking a hoorifice voice and they do that forced whisper thing? Yeah. Had a LD come in doing that earlier this week. She even went as far as to say it had been going on for 2 days (I had seen her the day before to do her H/V screening, with no issues but I guess she forgot that tidbit :yes: ) and she was worried she'd fail her assignment. Did I mention it was a WRITTEN assignment? She was legitimately upset when I said she couldn't call her mom to go home...:sarcastic:

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Specializes in school/military/OR/home health.
Had a jr high kid bring in a bottle of prescription meds and a dr. order to take at school. Called mom and got verbal ok for all this and that i would be sending more paperwork home with kid, please return it the next day. She did and I thought all was good. Fast forward a few weeks when meds are almost gone -

Me (calling mom): Hi this is school nurse, just calling to let you know that Sally has 5 pills left so she will need more soon.

Mom: Oh you don't reorder those from the pharmacy?

Me: Umm...No. I can't reorder your kids meds for you.

Mom: Oh, I thought all that was taken care of by you.

Me: No, sorry. You have to get your kids meds refilled and then bring them in to us.

Mom: Oh, well ok then. I better get on that.

Really???

Yeah, I had this before. A parent/guardian wanted me to just give an inhaler, which I didn't have, and she said "well it's just the albuterol that everyone has, don't you have any in stock?"

Excuse me, in stock? This is the public school nurse's office, there is no pharmacy department and there is no stock. And I can't "just give" anyone anything without orders.

C'Mon now!!

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Specializes in School health, Maternal-Newborn.

This thread has been very theraputic for me. I sub, through a hospital at a number of school districts. I see all of these things and more. As a sub I also get people who forget I do not know all your little darlings and their backstories, help a sub out when I have a status dramaticus!!

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

We've been in session for an hour and a half. I've sent 6 kids home. I feel like Oprah "You're going home. You're going home. Every one is going home!"

I've put a mask on.

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.
We've been in session for an hour and a half. I've sent 6 kids home. I feel like Oprah "You're going home. You're going home. Every one is going home!"

ME TOO!!!!

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Specializes in kids.
We've been in session for an hour and a half. I've sent 6 kids home. I feel like Oprah "You're going home. You're going home. Every one is going home!"

I've put a mask on.

Yup same here!! 2 sore throats and one ear infection.

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