C'Mon Now!

Kittery · Apr 13, 2016

"I feel tired."

Oh? And you've been feeling this way for ...

"About 10 minutes."

(We're 30 minutes from dismissal so I'm already like :banghead: .)

"I skipped lunch today, could that be why?"

:yes:

Do you ... have ... your lunch?

"Yeah, it's in my locker."

*deep breath* Tell your teacher you skipped lunch and ask if you can eat it now (they're in study hall.) You may bring your lunch here if your teacher doesn't want you eating in class.

And don't skip lunch anymore! (Student skipped lunch to have some extracurricular fun.) :no:

BeckyESRN · Apr 14, 2016

During state testing, when kids have to be walked to my office by a volunteer:

Kid 1- "My leg itches a little and hurts a lot when I scratch it really hard"

me: Yeah don't scratch it. Doesn't your teacher have lotion?

Kid 1- "I don't know, I told him that I had hives..."

me: sigh, but you do not have hives

Kid 1- "I know that, but how ever was I supposed to get a break from that test?!"

Kid 2- "my right ear stings a little bit"

me: and when did this start?

Kid 2- "about 1 minute ago"

me: and it was so awfully, terribly, horribly bad that you had to leave testing?

Kid 2- "yes"

me:*looks at ear, checks cap refill* There is nothing wrong with your ear, you were outside running, it is 36 degrees, you did not have your ears covered, your ear got cold and now it's warming up. This is normal.

Kid 2- "Can I just stay here and rest until it goes away"

me: no

Kid 3- "I poked my eyelid with my pencil"

me: the sharpened tip of the pencil?

Kid 3- "no, the eraser"

me: does it hurt?

Kid 3- "nope, I just thought that I should tell you"

me: nope, not necessary

ruralSchoolRN · Apr 14, 2016

C'mon now! I ate popcorn last night and now my stomach hurts...I threw up this morning, told my mom but came to school anyway...the inside of my nose itches...I keep falling on my knee and it hurts (no bruising, swelling or deformities, no gait disturbance)...Really all before the first bell rings! C'mon now!

kidzcare · Apr 15, 2016

Kid: *(smiling)* I'm coughing up blood

Me: Well, you seem pretty chipper about it. Go wash out your mouth in my bathroom and then I'll check you out.

Kid: *(returns)*

Me: So, any other symptoms

Kid: Uh, I had a bloody nose?

Me: Yeah, those are probably related... as long as it's done, you can go back to class.

Farawyn · Apr 15, 2016

Gollum Boy came back. He pulled out another molar. He was very proud that he kept it low key this time. No blood. He's getting waaaay to good at PULLING OUT HIS OWN TEETH! C'mon now.

Nurse Leigh · Apr 15, 2016

Farawyn said:
Gollum Boy came back. He pulled out another molar. He was very proud that he kept it low key this time. No blood. He's getting waaaay to good at PULLING OUT HIS OWN TEETH! C'mon now.

Unless he's also an excellent hockey player, I don't think the toothless look is gonna bring the girls running.

Farawyn · Apr 15, 2016

Nurse Leigh said:
Unless he's also an excellent hockey player, I don't think the toothless look is gonna bring the girls running.

Girls? He's too busy tracking down Frodo for The One Ring.

SchoolNurseTXstyle · Apr 15, 2016

Social studies classes playing ball outside + science classes bug hunting outside+ newly mowed grass + spring allergies = C'MON NOW!!!

Farawyn · Apr 17, 2016

I am on a bus. And there are 50 kids on my bus. And they are 13. And they are screeching Christmas Carols.

C'mon Now!!!

GmaPearl BSN RN · Apr 17, 2016

Have a wonderful trip, Far! Probably best not to teach em 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall. :no:

Cattz, ADN · Apr 18, 2016

GmaPearl BSN RN said:
Have a wonderful trip, Far! Probably best not to teach em 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.

But, you can hum it quietly to yourself. ?

DEgalRN · Apr 18, 2016

A small cut to the hand = a trip to the bathroom and a band-aid, not a trip to the nurse! C'mon now!