C'Mon Now!

yaRNthrower, BSN, RN · Apr 11, 2019

Student walks into clinic first thing in the morning with a sack of fever reducer and cough drops saying how bad the throat hurts and had 102 last night. Beefy angry, red throat, fever over 100 and student reports being given med this morning. Call parent go into the whole shabang the 24 hour rule, meds at school, current throat/fever situation and come get your precious from school. Parent explains that the reason the throat is red is because he was given red Tylenol before he got on the bus. (This was not the reason for that red throat.) Explain how it could possibly be strep or flu and needs to be checked. Parent cuts me off and says" You don't have to tell me I am a nurse."

Me thinking: WHY. ARE. WE. HAVING. THIS. DISCUSSION?????????

Me mumble thinking: telling me the throat is red because of liquid Tylenol. You are nurse. I'm a nurse too. Little blisters on the very back of his throat standing here in my office looking like death warmed over. Keep the sick babies at home. And keep your sack of medicine too.

Rant over.

C'Mon Now.

imaneedmycoffeefirst89 · Apr 12, 2019

16 hours ago, yaRNthrower said:
Student walks into clinic first thing in the morning with a sack of fever reducer and cough drops saying how bad the throat hurts and had 102 last night. Beefy angry, red throat, fever over 100 and student reports being given med this morning. Call parent go into the whole shabang the 24 hour rule, meds at school, current throat/fever situation and come get your precious from school. Parent explains that the reason the throat is red is because he was given red Tylenol before he got on the bus. (This was not the reason for that red throat.) Explain how it could possibly be strep or flu and needs to be checked. Parent cuts me off and says" You don't have to tell me I am a nurse."
Me thinking: WHY. ARE. WE. HAVING. THIS. DISCUSSION?????????
Me mumble thinking: telling me the throat is red because of liquid Tylenol. You are nurse. I'm a nurse too. Little blisters on the very back of his throat standing here in my office looking like death warmed over. Keep the sick babies at home. And keep your sack of medicine too.
Rant over.
C'Mon Now.

Tell me she got her baby... oh the know it all parents and medical professionals!?

OyWithThePoodles, RN · Apr 12, 2019

The parents that are nurses are the worst. THE. WORST. The doctor parents are appreciative and listen, the nurses... Not so much. I guess they, like many others, think all we do is give out band-aids and ice packs and we have no real medical knowledge.

Ugh, I'm still a little bitter about a nurse parent interaction from two weeks ago.

BunnyBunnyBSNRN, ASN, BSN · Apr 12, 2019

The @*&%(@&%(%&^ Pacer test today!!!

Seriously we have less than 6 hours to the start of Spring Break, can't you just let the kids play or sit or whatever they want to do?

yaRNthrower, BSN, RN · Apr 12, 2019

2 hours ago, imaneedmycoffeefirst89 said:
Tell me she got her baby... oh the know it all parents and medical professionals!?

She did and was talking on her cell phone ignoring all of us while the secretary tried to check her out.

(Smile and wave boys. Smile and wave.)

OyWithThePoodles, RN · Apr 12, 2019

I feel like we need an eye roll option on the "likes".

yaRNthrower, BSN, RN · Apr 12, 2019

1 hour ago, OyWithThePoodles said:
The parents that are nurses are the worst. THE. WORST. The doctor parents are appreciative and listen, the nurses... Not so much. I guess they, like many others, think all we do is give out band-aids and ice packs and we have no real medical knowledge.
Ugh, I'm still a little bitter about a nurse parent interaction from two weeks ago.

It really gets you after a while doesn't it OyWithThePoodles?

I had a separate situation. Little darling walks in with tears and a sore throat. 102.1. There is one name and 3 numbers. I was able to leave one voicemail, one with VM full and the Work # is no longer in service. Student tells me Dad's number, however, that voicemail is full too.

I try the one that worked one more time and she answered ,"Why are you calling? What is the urgency? I am on the floor in the middle of patient care."

I update her. She wants me to call Dad. I explain his VM is full and I was unable to leave a message. I wouldn't have had that if the kiddo hadn't told me. Mom wants to know why he isn't on the list?

(Because you didn't provide it.)

She said,"I'll call you back."

Never one question about the sick kiddo

I couldn't even get a "thank you in" before she hung up on me.

Good times.

Dad calls me about 10 minutes later to let me know he is on the way.

Let us not grow weary in well-doing,for in due time we will reap a harvest, if we do not give up.

yaRNthrower, BSN, RN · Apr 12, 2019

1 hour ago, OyWithThePoodles said:
I feel like we need an eye roll option on the "likes".

That would be perfect :)))

Cas1in72 · Apr 12, 2019

24 minutes ago, yaRNthrower said:
That would be perfect :)))

Or face palm! I feel that on the regular!!!

EnoughWithTheIce · Apr 12, 2019

31 for me! YIIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEE.

halohg, RN · Apr 13, 2019

21 hours ago, OyWithThePoodles said:
I feel like we need an eye roll option on the "likes".

NutmeggeRN, BSN · Apr 15, 2019

On 4/13/2019 at 8:34 AM, halohg said:

YOU are my people!!!