Doctor's notes

[MrNurse(x2)]

I am amazed at what physicians are sending in for illness notes. They are almost all form letters that state child is NOT contagious and may return when feeling better. These are parent appeasement notes and do not really meet the requirements of exclusion from school. I have sisters who have family that are teachers and have missed over 5 weeks now for non-chronic illnesses. My administrators concur that these are not acceptable, but how can we weed out unexcused absences when doctor's offices don't even take it seriously?

[CLMMRN]

Here's a kicker. This is the letter the parent gave to us, it was painfully obvious it was written by the parent:

This is how the letter was written:

"[Hospital Letter head]

To whom it may concern:

[Child's name] is my patient at [Hospital's name]. I Dr. [Misspelled Doctor's Name] have been his Doctor over X years. His mother [mother's name] and I Work together as in keeping him out of the hospital. Ms. [Mom's last name] has informed me about some issues she has with the school that [Child's name] is attending. [Child's name] needs to keep a jacket on. He can take it off if he wants to. The weather in [City's name] change every day and I do not want him in the hospital. We work too hard to get him back on track. Whatever [Mom's name] tells you PLEASE follow what she says, [Mom's name] knows her child. Also Follow The Asthma Action Plan!! [Child's name] has severe asthma and this is something that I and my staff take serious. LET'S STAY ON TRACK, AND FOLLOW ORDER.

Sincerely,

Dr. [Misspelled Doctor's Name]"

I kept the same grammar and language as what it was written.

OMGosh! Seriously!!!?

[NutmeggeRN, BSN]

Here's a kicker. This is the letter the parent gave to us, it was painfully obvious it was written by the parent:

This is how the letter was written:

"[Hospital Letter head]

To whom it may concern:

[Child's name] is my patient at [Hospital's name]. I Dr. [Misspelled Doctor's Name] have been his Doctor over X years. His mother [mother's name] and I Work together as in keeping him out of the hospital. Ms. [Mom's last name] has informed me about some issues she has with the school that [Child's name] is attending. [Child's name] needs to keep a jacket on. He can take it off if he wants to. The weather in [City's name] change every day and I do not want him in the hospital. We work too hard to get him back on track. Whatever [Mom's name] tells you PLEASE follow what she says, [Mom's name] knows her child. Also Follow The Asthma Action Plan!! [Child's name] has severe asthma and this is something that I and my staff take serious. LET'S STAY ON TRACK, AND FOLLOW ORDER.

Sincerely,

Dr. [Misspelled Doctor's Name]"

I kept the same grammar and language as what it was written.

Cannot make this stuff up!!!

[Amethya]

Guys I became Ace detective for this crap here! I wrote this in another post but bascially here's the synposis:

Student has severe asthma and mom has had issues with me about them, even saying I'm overdosing her child. She's been having issues with school about the student wearing a jacket inside because he's very cold. (We have uniform policies here, so I'm not sure much about that.) I guess she got tired of it and forged the letter that everything she says is law. I was called in to read this letter and basically told them this wasn't from the doctor's office because there's no way in hell a MA, RN, LVN or doctor will write something as bad as this! They asked me to basically look into it, I called the doctor's office told them what's going on and if they have good clear orders from THEM. They basically helped me a lot and from there, the school took over the issue. The office just told me anything the mom says or I have questions about, I can just call them. Since then, no issues, the student is on some medication at home and he's having easier time to breathe lately, so no need of his inhaler lately.