C'Mon Now!

Guests · May 28, 2019

A third grade student with severe bee and wasp allergies just walked into my office and gave my his epi pen that Mom just dropped off. We have two weeks of school left and I have been trying to get his mom to bring in an epi pen since Late August! Better late than dead I guess. C'mon now!

iggywench, BSN, RN · May 28, 2019

One of my darling 9th-graders just came in requesting an ice pack, because "he/she hit their face on a wall". No bruises or marks, no evidence of a need for an ice pack, "but it hurts, miss!". I agreed to give them one, with the caveat that this is the only one they will be getting from me for this "injury". This kid makes every excuse under the sun to leave class and come to the clinic, and with three half-days for finals this week, I can't wait to see what else I'll get to see them for.

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · May 28, 2019

56 minutes ago, iggywench said:
One of my darling 9th-graders just came in requesting an ice pack, because "he/she hit their face on a wall". No bruises or marks, no evidence of a need for an ice pack, "but it hurts, miss!". I agreed to give them one, with the caveat that this is the only one they will be getting from me for this "injury". This kid makes every excuse under the sun to leave class and come to the clinic, and with three half-days for finals this week, I can't wait to see what else I'll get to see them for.

Your students just call you "miss" as well? I thought it was just at my school :).

SaltineQueen · May 29, 2019

Kindergarteners touched a dead bat at recess. I had to have the "we don't touch dead animals" discussion with them.?‍♀️

tining, BSN, RN · May 29, 2019

Especially bats - rabies!

SaltineQueen · May 29, 2019

40 minutes ago, tining said:
Especially bats - rabies!

Ended up just being a huge monster moth...but still...

No one bothered to get that memo to me until after I'd called our head of building & grounds and the county health department - who was in the middle of telling me that, depending on how decomposed it was, we probably needed to put it in the fridge to have it tested. Would have been good to know before that call. ?

tining, BSN, RN · May 29, 2019

40 minutes ago, SaltineQueen said:
Ended up just being a huge monster moth...but still...
No one bothered to get that memo to me until after I'd called our head of building & grounds and the county health department - who was in the middle of telling me that, depending on how decomposed it was, we probably needed to put it in the fridge to have it tested. Would have been good to know before that call. ?

OH MY GOODNESS! Thank God it was just a moth.

BrisketRN, BSN, RN · May 30, 2019

I don't feel good today. C'mon can someone call my mom to come pick me up? It would be pretty nice to lay on the couch at my parents' house and eat some homemade soup...

kidzcare · May 30, 2019

25 minutes ago, BiscuitRN said:
I don't feel good today. C'mon can someone call my mom to come pick me up? It would be pretty nice to lay on the couch at my parents' house and eat some homemade soup...

Go back to class.

BrisketRN, BSN, RN · May 30, 2019

5 minutes ago, kidzcare said:
Go back to class.

Time to start making yacking noises loud enough for other staff members to hear!

BunnyBunnyBSNRN, ASN, BSN · May 30, 2019

59 minutes ago, BiscuitRN said:
I don't feel good today. C'mon can someone call my mom to come pick me up? It would be pretty nice to lay on the couch at my parents' house and eat some homemade soup...

I can call your mom, but I'm going to tell her you don't have a fever and I don't have any reason to send you home. If she wants to come get you, or let you drive yourself home, that's on her.

GetBackToClassRN · May 30, 2019

I had a kid bring me her birthday crown yesterday because it had ripped. Taped it right back up. This school is so lucky to have a full-time nurse to handle such emergencies!