Bad day today..

Jolie, BSN · Oct 25, 2012

I'm sorry for your day.

If it's any consolation, there must be either a full moon, or the freaks are celebrating Halloween early. I'm no longer working as a school nurse, but in the business world, and today was full of new and unique experiences for our staff. And none of them good!

Britrn04, BSN, MSN, RN · Oct 26, 2012

I can identify; yesterday was awful for me too. There are no pleasing some parents and we just have to try our best with the knowledge we have. YAY for teacher work day tomorrow...student free clinic may mean something gets done :-)

Flare, ASN, BSN · Oct 26, 2012

We've all been there! Vent away! it's good for you;)

caregiver1977 · Oct 26, 2012

At my school, we have had lots of problems with parents. We have tightened security of what person can go where at what time (hope that made sense). This can help contain irrational parents.

NutmeggeRN, BSN · Oct 26, 2012

Some will just drive you nuts!!! Especially when they lie......had an athete come in late on the day pf a game and missed an academic.

Allegedly "saw a doctor friend outside of the office as a favor" but for what could not be shared...and when pressed for a note was told "I cannot risk a friendship by asking for such a thing, anyway they are in surgery all day and the office knows nothing about it" .....

uh huh...sure! MY BS meter is ringing!!!!!!!!!

The AD let the them play...last game as a senior...No doubt over tired and mommy allowed for sleep in...... :banghead:

bleemadden · Oct 30, 2012

Oh the wonderful, magical world of school nursing! Where every fever, case of lice and sick kid is your fault! Because everyone knows that those calls are our favorite to make and we do it for the enjoyment that an upset parent brings to our lives! Puuuhhhh-lease!

:yawn:

allnurses Guide · Oct 30, 2012

Some will just drive you nuts!!! Especially when they lie......had an athete come in late on the day pf a game and missed an academic.

Allegedly "saw a doctor friend outside of the office as a favor" but for what could not be shared...and when pressed for a note was told "I cannot risk a friendship by asking for such a thing, anyway they are in surgery all day and the office knows nothing about it" .....
uh huh...sure! MY BS meter is ringing!!!!!!!!!
The AD let the them play...last game as a senior...No doubt over tired and mommy allowed for sleep in......

Wow - I actually saw this happen before I was a school nurse. At a softball game for my daughter, one of the moms called the school to say her son had a doctor's appt so he could stay and watch his sister. She lied right in front of all of us and her kids.

So yeah, trust your BS meter.

bleemadden · Oct 30, 2012

Spidey's Mom - I congratulate you for standing up about that dance!! Even listening to the radio I find myself asking, "Can they seriously play this on a public station?!" It's really quite disgusting that it has become socially acceptable to use such foul and vulgar language so freely.

Complaining about something like that, that can be changed and really needs to be, is not something for staff to complain about. There are quite a few complaints that I get where I give the parent the district phone number and ask them to voice their complaints to the higher-ups to get something changed. What I don't appreciate are accusations that everything is "my fault" including illnesses, lice, state vaccination policies, etc.

allnurses Guide · Oct 30, 2012

Spidey's Mom - I congratulate you for standing up about that dance!! Even listening to the radio I find myself asking, "Can they seriously play this on a public station?!" It's really quite disgusting that it has become socially acceptable to use such foul and vulgar language so freely.
Complaining about something like that, that can be changed and really needs to be, is not something for staff to complain about. There are quite a few complaints that I get where I give the parent the district phone number and ask them to voice their complaints to the higher-ups to get something changed. What I don't appreciate are accusations that everything is "my fault" including illnesses, lice, state vaccination policies, etc.

So far I've been pretty lucky with the parents. Although I did have one father complain that I did a hearing and vision screening and health report on his son before he signed the paperwork to ok that. I know him and called him at home and he was fine being interviewed. It was later that he complained to the principal. If he didn't want to be interviewed, why talk to me? Why didn't the school ask me to do the screening when it wasn't ok'd by the parent yet?

Today I got a call from the principal that a H&V screening/health report had not been done on a student having an IEP this morning. My paperwork didn't have the IEP scheduled today - it was later this week. I had this child on my schedule to do today. So, I came over and did his screening and then interviewed mom and did the report. Got an email later asking me to try to get all the screenings done two weeks before the IEP's are due. This is the first time I've been asked to do that. Hey, if you keep changing the IEP's, it is kinda hard to schedule them . . plus, I have another elementary school and two high schools and 4 continution classes and 4 special ed classes. Not to mention my actual diabetic students.

I don't know - sometimes this job gets to me. There isn't enough time to do everything.

Vent over.