Specialties School
Published Dec 2, 2016
Seriously. Why do you need to go to the nurse the second you get off the darn bus?!? You haven't even been to your locker yet! TGIF.
MHDNURSE
701 Posts
I had a kid with a paper cut waiting in my office for me when I arrived!?! Oh, and the kid I saw after that was crying and c/o severe ear pain and when I called her mom to tell her, she says "That's because her sister gave her ice cream in the middle of the night"
Eleven011
1,250 Posts
Just had the same thing! 2nd grade Kid comes in off the bus straight to my office.
"My stomach hurts"
Temp check ok, "did you eat breakfast"
Kid shakes his head no and says "I'm not hungry"
"Well, sometimes our tummy's hurt because they are empty. How about a granola bar?"
"No I already had breakfast"
?? "You just said you didn't have breakfast. Which is it??"
Blank stare.....
Ugh. Go to class and at least give it a try! I'm sure I'll see him right after the pledge and announcements. that's giving it the old college try....
Flare, ASN, BSN
4,431 Posts
You and me both!! My persistent kiddo that whined about his stomach all day yesterday - with 3 calls to mom because we played phone tag and all he got out of it was early pickup from aftercare was just in complaining again. Nope - we're not playing out that scene again. Unless he's puking or burning up i don't want to hear about it.
kidzcare
3,393 Posts
All. The. Time.
"My mom told me to try to go to school but I can't make it"
"....Do you think your mom meant to 'try' for the bus ride? You need to give it a real shot"
MrNurse(x2), ADN
2,558 Posts
Oh, and the kid I saw after that was crying and c/o severe ear pain and when I called her mom to tell her, she says "That's because her sister gave her ice cream in the middle of the night"
I see logic runs deep in that family.
BeckyESRN
1,263 Posts
On the other hand: I had one come in right off of the bus and say "I know this isn't a medical issue, so it's not your problem, but do you have something that I could clean the dog poop off of my shoe with?"
I gave him a toothbrush, he cleaned everything by himself, wiped down the sink after, and washed his hands! I could have hugged him:yes:
KeeperOfTheIceRN, ADN
655 Posts
On the other hand: I had one come in right off of the bus and say "I know this isn't a medical issue, so it's not your problem, but do you have something that I could clean the dog poop off of my shoe with?"I gave him a toothbrush, he cleaned everything by himself, wiped down the sink after, and washed his hands! I could have hugged him:yes:
This would have earned him a piece of candy from my personal stash!!
BunnyBunnyBSNRN, ASN, BSN
935 Posts
um....what????
zzisaac
22 Posts
Similarly - I work at a summer camp and the minute the kid gets off the bus (he will be staying with us 24 hr/day for 4 weeks) he comes to the health center to have his toe checked out - he hurt it at home. I ask why he didn't get it looked at when he was at home, and he says "mom said to wait to get to camp and have you look at it".. Ok - this is the kind of camp that the parents can afford medical care - and sure enough, we ended up taking this kid all the way into the local town and found a provider, got an xray - yup - it was broken! wow.
OrganizedChaos, LVN
1 Article; 6,883 Posts
Did the sister feed her ice cream through her ear?
KKEGS, MSN, RN
723 Posts