No, I'm Not a Beauty Shop! - Page 2

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  1. Jan 24 by
    true, maybe it wasn't OP who sounded exasperated or annoyed, but, maybe remarks like //" People need to stop thinking of Nurses as personal servants/waitresses."// seemed to have a tone of annoyance, imo, but, perhaps i am misinterpreting the tone as annoyance.

    That whole "WE are nurses!! Professionals!! WE are not there to serve" attitude,
    is pretty common type of tone or attitude i see a lot on AN, most every day, almost. So often, that i tried to present another point of view on that type of thinking: http://allnurses.com/general-article...ll-808011.html

    but, i guess everyone has a right to their own point of view about spending time complaining
    ~or~
    being able to carve out a minute or two here or there to do a small thing, (IF it is not harmful) as a stress-reducing move for the NURSE herself.

    and it is debatable, if replacing an earring could be harmful, it could be, if nurse forced it or whatever, damage could be done! Which is a valid point.
    but, that's not egggggzactly my point, though.

    but, maybe not every nurse feels inner pleasure from doing lil extra "above and beyond" kinda things. but, some do. I loved this story: http://allnurses.com/nurses-rock/a-p...ml#post7124329

    and obviously, we do not always have that extra minute to do small "above and beyond" things. Usually, most "extra" things take only minutes.
    but, if i could be a god of some type, and could remove the inner feeling of stress or even annoyance(sometimes, it IS very very overt annoyance, or even anger)
    that seems to be in the hearts of so many nurse when asked to do a "non-nursing" thing, i'd remove that feeling, if i had that power. I actually think caring, and doing small "above and beyond" things, REDUCES one's stress level, makes your day go better, not worse,
    imo.


    Obviously, if the earring wouldn't slip in, don't force it! Or, if it is just too hard to do, like some closed-hoop-style earrings would def be beyond me to put into an ear!
    or if the nurse felt uncomfortable to replace an earring, or if she is just too straight-out busy to help with that non-nursing issue,
    or if just tons of kids are lining up every day for help with earrings----- that's a problem! Not one i can picture getting exasperated or annoyed over,(?) but,
    maybe this should be addressed in a memo to teachers about helping little kids whose earrings have fallen out, to prevent this from happening again.
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    Jan 24 by
    Not a school nurse, but I heartily agree with the OP. And sending the earring home in an envelope *may* impress upon the parent that earrings need to stay at home on PE days.
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  3. Jan 24 by
    If I wasn't busy or on my way to lunch I would have put it back in. I've done school nursing and know first hand how annoying some requests can be. However, they are in first grade and elementary school always need a bit extra TLC or non-nursing duties. Seems like you were just in need of a break and you did the right thing.
    Quote from mysixlittleones
    I should probably preface this post with some facts.......It was 3pm, I had just about EVERY frequent flyer in my office, I hadn't eaten my lunch yet and I just sat down to eat when in walks one of my frequent flyers with an earring in her hand. She is in 1st grade and says ,"yeah I can't get my earring back in". So I reach in my drawer and pul out an envelope for her to put her earring in and she says ,"no! I want it back in my ear". No please, no manners....so I say no, hunny,i'm a nurse not a beauty shop. Put it in the envelope, your mom can put it in when you get home. I had a kindergarten child in my office with the para for that room and the para looked at me like OMG. So I said to her, "I'm sorry but I will take them out for gym because it is a safety issue and the gym teacher doesn't have time to deal with it but putting them back in? That is NOT a nursing reponsibility and shame on the teacher who sent her to me!" Why do I have to put her earrings back in? Isn't the teacher capable? We have a no earrings in PE policy so my feeling is that if the student cant put in their own earrings then they shouldn't wear them on gym days. Now of course I feel bad......
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  4. Jan 24 by
    You should try home health.
    Today I took out a pts dog for her and another I screwed in a new light bulb.
    I don't mind, especially if they may hurt themselves doing these things!!
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  5. Jan 24 by
    Quote from suanniam4
    You should try home health.
    Today I took out a pts dog for her and another I screwed in a new light bulb.
    I don't mind, especially if they may hurt themselves doing these things!!
    good on you, Suanniam!!! I bet you felt LESS stressed for doing the little extra things, and kinda good
    Kinda peaceful and happy inside, i bet. Well, that's how i feel when i do little extra things anyway.
  6. Jan 24 by
    Why would a parent send a child to school with earrings in, when they have to have them out for PE?????

    Not to mention, a child too young to replace them herself - why are they wearing earrings at all?

    There is a bigger problem here than asking the school nurse or teacher to do this.
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  7. Jan 24 by
    ???? what if it was your child. I would just put the earring back in, really.
  8. Jan 24 by
    Quote from retiredlady
    ???? what if it was your child. I would just put the earring back in, really.
    I wouldn't send a child too young to handle earrings properly, to school, wearing earrings.
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  9. Jan 24 by
    Quote from Kafergie
    I also think you did the right thing. It's not so much the time it takes to put an earring back in as much as it is setting a precedence. I've learned the hard way that doing a little "favor" one time can quickly turn into "the nurse does that". Next thing you knnow, you will see ten kids a day who need their earrings put back in. Hang in there!
    This, a million times! I don't insert earrings. Regardless, probably 3 or 4 kids a day still come in and ask me to do it. If I do it for one, I have to do it for them all. Then the numbers will start to grow, once people see that I'll do it. And that will start to eat up a lot of my time. If it's such an easy, quick fix, why can't the teacher do it? It's not a medical procedure, and many of them have their ears pierced, too.

    In my school, the staff are constantly "dumping" silly, non-medical things on me to do. Often, I cave in and do it (Untie knotted shoelaces, tape a broken headband together, tie the little belt in the back of a dress). Mainly, because I feel sorry for the child. I mean, the teacher is with the child all day, and has no problem blowing them off. Meanwhile, I don't have just one classroom of children that I am responsible for. I am responsible for the whole school!

    OK, vent over... LOL
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  10. Jan 24 by
    Quote from mysixlittleones
    I should probably preface this post with some facts.......It was 3pm, I had just about EVERY frequent flyer in my office, I hadn't eaten my lunch yet and I just sat down to eat when in walks one of my frequent flyers with an earring in her hand. She is in 1st grade and says ,"yeah I can't get my earring back in". So I reach in my drawer and pul out an envelope for her to put her earring in and she says ,"no! I want it back in my ear". No please, no manners....so I say no, hunny,i'm a nurse not a beauty shop. Put it in the envelope, your mom can put it in when you get home. I had a kindergarten child in my office with the para for that room and the para looked at me like OMG. So I said to her, "I'm sorry but I will take them out for gym because it is a safety issue and the gym teacher doesn't have time to deal with it but putting them back in? That is NOT a nursing reponsibility and shame on the teacher who sent her to me!" Why do I have to put her earrings back in? Isn't the teacher capable? We have a no earrings in PE policy so my feeling is that if the student cant put in their own earrings then they shouldn't wear them on gym days. Now of course I feel bad......
    SERIOUSLY?! A teacher sent you a student to put an earring back in...that is just stupid, take then out and leave them out on Gym days, and if she wants them back in, have her mother teach her how to put them back in...
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