C'Mon Now!

MrNurse(x2), ADN · Jan 25, 2019

20 hours ago, KeeperOfTheIceRN said:
Had a Kinder sent down earlier this morning for a temp check. No reason why. Kiddo denied feeling bad. Temp was normal. Sent him back to class. Fast forward to about 30 mins ago and same kiddo is sent back due to vomiting. As he's sitting up here, New Office Lady casually states "oh, well you know, either him or his brother were throwing up earlier this week". Uh. No, New Office Lady, I did NOT know that. That would require someone to actually tell me these things. Made the comment to our veteran office lady about wishing there was a way for me to be informed of things like this because it would vastly change my assessments. She responded with "well I don't know how it would work. With the 100's of calls we get, it would be impossible to let you know about all of the sick kids". Uh, what? First of all, we have like 250-ish kids on this campus. If we're receiving "100's of calls" about sick kids, our attendance rate would be such that our school would have to be closed due to illness. Secondly, if you know of a kid that was vomiting earlier in the week and you see them in the office at the beginning of the day, why would you NOT say something to the nurse at that point.
C'mon now.

I kind of miss not doing attendance for this exact reason. I get asked all the time if this or that is "going through the school" and I honestly don't know why students are not in school, I can only go by my visits.

OyWithThePoodles, RN · Jan 25, 2019

Pet peeve: When someone, teachers, parents, etc. ask if something is "going around". Umm... We have 500 students, something is ALWAYS going around.

KeeperOfTheIceRN, ADN · Jan 25, 2019

14 minutes ago, OyWithThePoodles said:
Pet peeve: When someone, teachers, parents, etc. ask if something is "going around". Umm... We have 500 students, something is ALWAYS going around.

That's what I tell everyone too. There is always a stomach bug or some kind of virus or something going around. It just spreads easier in the winter because we're all inside and around each other more due to the cold temps outside.

MrNurse(x2), ADN · Jan 25, 2019

Just had a drama king come in stating he needed to call his mom to stay close to home because he had a fever. He said his teacher said he felt warm. Temp 36.5C, and he then told me he had a fever earlier in the week. Teacher comes in stating he told her he had a fever this morning. Drama should remain on the stage, which is where I like it. BTW, going to see Willy Wonka tonight with my son, part of his months long Christmas present of theater.

KeeperOfTheIceRN, ADN · Jan 25, 2019

39 minutes ago, MrNurse(x2) said:
I kind of miss not doing attendance for this exact reason. I get asked all the time if this or that is "going through the school" and I honestly don't know why students are not in school, I can only go by my visits.

You know, it would probably be a curse if I was actually informed of every call in. I just wish they would clue me in when they see the ones who HAVE been sick back in my office the same week. Especially the little ones who don't usually complain.

MrNurse(x2), ADN · Jan 25, 2019

Had a seventh grader come in yesterday looking really rough, chills and just plain ill. She had to be forced into my office. C'mon now, don't infect your whole class. I told her she was going home even if she had no fever since she was cooking up. Go from one extreme to the other.

WineRN · Jan 25, 2019

39 minutes ago, KeeperOfTheIceRN said:
You know, it would probably be a curse if I was actually informed of every call in. I just wish they would clue me in when they see the ones who HAVE been sick back in my office the same week. Especially the little ones who don't usually complain.

it is a curse lol

I thankfully don't need to input attendance, but our secretary forwards the voicemails of any of the ill ones to my phone for me to listen to in case there are any i need to track (influenza, strep etc). But just listening to parents ramble on sometimes on the voicemail is just a huge time suck

BrisketRN, BSN, RN · Jan 25, 2019

Sent a little one home with 103.5F yesterday afternoon. Reminded the parents of our policy (fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications). Parents nodded their heads in agreement and said "Ok, so no school for us tomorrow!"

Guess who cruised in today with puffy, red eyes and nose?

EnoughWithTheIce · Jan 25, 2019

2 hours ago, BiscuitRN said:
Sent a little one home with 103.5F yesterday afternoon. Reminded the parents of our policy (fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications). Parents nodded their heads in agreement and said "Ok, so no school for us tomorrow!"
Guess who cruised in today with puffy, red eyes and nose?

The parents are not even smart enough to tell their kid, do not go anywhere near the nurse!!!

BrisketRN, BSN, RN · Jan 25, 2019

11 minutes ago, EnoughWithTheIce said:
The parents are not even smart enough to tell their kid, do not go anywhere near the nurse!!!

And the brother went around to everyone saying "me and my sister got Motrin this morning so we wouldn't have fevers anymore!" ?

Queen of Icepacks, RN · Jan 25, 2019

33 minutes ago, BiscuitRN said:
And the brother went around to everyone saying "me and my sister got Motrin this morning so we wouldn't have fevers anymore!" ?

Of course they did BECAUSE THE KIDS ALWAYS TELL US.

BeckyESRN · Jan 28, 2019

On 1/25/2019 at 3:10 PM, BiscuitRN said:
And the brother went around to everyone saying "me and my sister got Motrin this morning so we wouldn't have fevers anymore!" ?

The last "I have a fever and mommy gave me medicine" that I had was a kinder who volunteered this information during his class' morning meeting. He neglected to mention that it was on SATURDAY and it was currently TUESDAY. Teacher was still freaking out?