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4th grader came in complaining of a sore throat. States her throat been sore for a week now. Took her temperature and no fever. Asked her what mom said she said mom just been giving her cough medicine. ok..gave student a drink of water. Spoke with mom and mom wanted me to give her warm salt water :blink: couldn't find any salt... gave her plain water... first time somebody ever ask for salt water .....back to class she goes just wondering if any of you school nurses had parents to ask for weird stuff

I do notice that kids ask for Benedryl. For things they shouldn't. Like headaches.

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I had a 1st grader ask if in the ice in her ice pack was organic...

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Specializes in NCSN.
I do notice that kids ask for Benedryl. For things they shouldn't. Like headaches.

Yes! My little ones want either Tylenol or benedryl for everything. But sometimes the parents are clueless. I had a parent bring me a doctors order for ibuprofen and had a bottle of aspirin with him and he started to argue with me saying that aspirin is "just the generic" and "the same thing".

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Yes! My little ones want either Tylenol or benedryl for everything. But sometimes the parents are clueless. I had a parent bring me a doctors order for ibuprofen and had a bottle of aspirin with him and he started to argue with me saying that aspirin is "just the generic" and "the same thing".

Or...you can't give this without a DOCTOR'S ORDER?

Why NOT?

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Or...you can't give this without a DOCTOR'S ORDER?

Why NOT?

I'm sure you can't either....remember you don't follow district's policies and procedures

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

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Please do not bring the conversation down on a one-on-one personal level. You all know that never ends well.

Please keep to the topic. If someone violates TOS, report as always and if someone irritates the honk outta you, place them on ignore ...

Thanks everyone.

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Specializes in ICU; Telephone Triage Nurse.
We do warm salt water gargles, but I wouldn't give a child salt water to drink.:no:

That would probably end up being a nifty laxative!

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Specializes in retired LTC.

Oral saline rinses used to be common for dental extractions. Isotonic strength.

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
That would probably end up being a nifty laxative!

I had a kid drink it... I told them that it was for gargling. Of course, it was a kindergartener but you would think in this school full of minority students, and all of them mainly Hispanic, they would know this trick. But I guess not.

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Specializes in Pediatric Critical Care.
That would probably end up being a nifty laxative!

Well. If it's strong, it's effective. That is if you can keep it down. Kind of unpleasant, but not as bad as Mag Citrate. Nevermind how I know.

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