Monday return visit vent

[JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN]

Don't you love it when you have assessed a student to have a cold-related cough, during which he coughs once at the beginning of the visit and not again the entire time he is in your office? And he has no fever. Lungs clear. I document, document, document my assessment.

Yet, he coughs in class and was sent down by three different teachers (including the gym teacher) before 10 AM. At that point, I had to call home for a pick-up as he was spending more time in my office than in class.

Guess I am just venting a bit so thanks to the forum for listening...happy Monday! (Two weeks until Christmas break!!)

[stephaniehowe]

I hate when I get a student returning to my office with the pass asking if I could check the student again, doubt much has changed in 30mins! So ready for break!

[coughdrop.2.go, BSN, RN]

During the summer when I worked as a camp nurse I had one camper that was brought to me 5 times over 2 days for a bug bite with the same complaint: it's itchy and there's swelling. Yes it's a bug bite! No major swelling and she was scratching it crazy where there were visible scratch marks and/or it was bleeding. Bug bites are supposed to itchy and swell and hurt. I kept explaining that itchiness and swelling is normal and the counselors can put hydrocortisone cream on it. Drove me nearly insane.

But as a school nurse, I love it how staff always witness these certain symptoms, but when the student is in front of me it's like they go away or only make an appearance at the beginning or end of the visit. Don't you love it! A few more weeks!!!

[Nurse ABC]

I've learned I have to literally state to the student "yes you have ... but you can't go home for this so drink lots of water and hang in there." That helps when the kid is trying to get sympathy from the teacher or hopes if they keep it up they can go home. If a teacher sends a kid down twice over something I'll ask the teacher what they think I should do and explain the principal (which is true) requests we we don't send home unless fever, vomiting/diarrhea, pink eye, or lice. Sometimes just allowing a cup of water in the class will help.

I really hate when a teacher makes over a kid because they "just don't look like themselves today" and here the student had felt just fine until they said that!!

[mc3, ASN, RN]

Yes, it goes along with "my mother said to call if I wasn't feeling good", the #1 irritating statement in my book!

I feel your pain. It's been a rough week this week.

mc3

[117800]

I'm glad I'm not the only one irritated by teachers over-reacting and telling the kids they just don't look well. I want to scream every time a kid brings me a pass where the teacher has written they think he/she has a fever because they feel warm to touch.

[fetch, BSN, RN]

Most of the time I don't mind doing fever checks for warm foreheads - but I about screamed when the principal said in a staff meeting "send them to the nurse if they look puny". Really? What do you think I can do for "looks puny"??