A Kindergartener just came into my office

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Community Health, School Health.

"I have a headache" he tells me

"How long has your head been hurting"? I asked him

"Three years", he tells me

:roflmao:

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Rough life for this kid

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Specializes in school nurse.

Probably has a "weekends off" respite on the headaches, though...

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Specializes in School Nursing.

The healing power of a weekend is pretty amazing. We have a student who avoids school like you wouldn't believe! The list of ailments this kid comes up with would make you think she was on death's doorstep. But she always manages to recover in time to eat at the same restaurant every Friday night with her family. This restaurant happens to be owned by our attendance clerk and her husband. :roflmao:

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

Me too, kid. Me too.

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I relate to this kid.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg.

When I ask, "how long has your head been hurting?" they always reply with, "since music" or "since Spanish class" as though I have the schedule of every student in the building memorized.

I'm like, "dude, I have no idea if Spanish was 2 minutes ago or 3 days ago! Throw me a frikkin bone!"

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.

When I get this complaint and I know the kid is just trying to get out of class, I start telling them "Me too... do you know anything that can fix my headache?" And they are like confused.

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When I ask, "how long has your head been hurting?" they always reply with, "since music" or "since Spanish class" as though I have the schedule of every student in the building memorized.

I'm like, "dude, I have no idea if Spanish was 2 minutes ago or 3 days ago! Throw me a frikkin bone!"

All. The. Time.

Like I have 1100 student schedules memorized????

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