C'Mon Now!

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Had a kid bring his wet, bloody tooth and plop it right on my desk.

C'mon now!

Or the kid that did running knee slide into my office.

C'mon now!

The ones old enough to cover their mouths but choose to cough right in your face instead.

All together: C'mon now!!

Some things just make me shake my head.

Middle-schoolers! Just treated a head injury. He had a large lump right in the middle of his forehead, with a horizontal seeping line. Got it from proving his friends wrong when they said he couldn't touch the upper door frame with his head while jumping. Guess what? If he took a running start, he could, and has the lump to prove it.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Had a kid bring his wet, bloody tooth and plop it right on my desk.

I'VE BEEN WAITING YEARS To TYPE THAT. AND IT JUST HAPPENED. BOOM. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF MY THINGS

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Middle-schoolers! Just treated a head injury. He had a large lump right in the middle of his forehead, with a horizontal seeping line. Got it from proving his friends wrong when they said he couldn't touch the upper door frame with his head while jumping. Guess what? If he took a running start, he could, and has the lump to prove it.

Hahahaha!

This reminds me of a C'mon Now from a few years ago... 6th grader trying to impress friends with something dumb (stabbing himself with a pencil? eraser challenge? I don't remember) and while I cleaned it, I told him "Repeat after me... I will never do this stupid thing again.... If I see my friends doing this stupid thing, I will tell them to stop... I have learned my lesson...." And then I charted "Student education provided to not engage in activity that caused injury again"

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I made the cold comment one time and got in trouble... :(

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If they were cold they'd be dead.

I made that comment under my breath one time. I got in trouble. :(

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I made that comment under my breath one time. I got in trouble. :(

Non-nursey people have no sense of humor...

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
Non-nursey people have no sense of humor...

Some nursey people, too. My daily visitor came to see me after recess with a "hurt arm". I told her it wouldn't have been hurt had I amputated it a few weeks ago like I wanted to. Student was laughing, Bitter Betty, she just scowled.

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Some nursey people, too. My daily visitor came to see me after recess with a "hurt arm". I told her it wouldn't have been hurt had I amputated it a few weeks ago like I wanted to. Student was laughing, Bitter Betty, she just scowled.

I say things like that all the time to the middle shoolers. Trying to convey to them that their complains of the hang nail " really really really hurts" is a bit of an overstatement. They usually just look at me like, God I hope she isnt serious!

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

Had a kid try to jump over a chair and hit his head on a table pretty good. Kid is a 4th grader, old enough to know better.

So once I make sure he's okay I say "So how'd that work out for ya?" and "What did we learn today?"

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So much SMH today that I may end up with a concussion!

male and female 2nd graders come in. He's holding his cheek, she's limping and bleeding from the knee.

Girl: "I stepped on his face and now my knee is bleeding"

Me: huh?! What on Earth? How did that even happen?

Boy: "I was laying on the playground burying myself in mulch and she didn't see me and stepped on my face"

Girl: "Then he yelled and it scarred me and I tripped and hurt my knee"

Me: SMH, C'Mon Now!

Teacher: Comes in with 2 students in tow (girl with known head lice, treated yesterday, telling EVERYONE all about it and boy looks confused)

Teacher: "I need you to check her for lice and send her home if she has any eggs left in her hair. No child should be here when they have this disease! Then you need to check his hair because he sits beside her"

Me: Do you mind not shouting student health information... Pulls girl into inner office, confirms treatment (again because I had already seen her today) girl walks out

Teacher: Well, is she still infected?

Me: That's confidential health information, unless you are spending prolonged periods of time head to head, you don't need to be concerned. Boy comes into inner office... Is your head itchy? "No." Do you want me to check you hair? "No, teacher said you had to because classmate has lice." Nope, head lice do not jump and they do not fly, so unless you guys are sharing hats or putting your heads together; you're good. "I'm good, I don't want you to mess up my hair anyway" kid leaves

Teacher: turning red(with anger) Well at my old school students weren't allowed to have head lice!

Me: The CDC and NSNA disagree with no nit policies, they do nothing to prevent head lice and negatively impact academics. I can send you more information if you'd like :)

1st: "I have this" points to hand

Me: what is this?

1st: Opens hand, stink bug flies out

4th: "I think my shoes are starting to get too small"

Me: okay?

4th: "Can I have new ones"

Me: ask your parents

I'm over today...

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

student being legit sent to me for hiccups. really??

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It's now your turn to annoy someone. Call the parents to let them know that their kid came to the health office for hiccups.

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