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.

Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
On 9/24/2019 at 11:21 AM, kidzcare said:

So happy for you! Still nursing, I presume? What kind?

Looking into insurance case management, home based. I have three decades bedside, I think I can comfortably step away from the patients.

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

School dismisses at 2:20. It's 2:47 and I am just now eating lunch.

The other day I asked an IA if she could walk a kiddo back to class and she looked at her watch and said "if he hurries up. It' cutting into my lunch."

Took EVERYTHING I had to keep quiet.

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Had a parent come in with a student for a headlice recheck. Student had headlice a few weeks ago too so I told the teacher when we sent her home that she probably never truly got rid of it because if they left a nit the whole process started over. The parent states that she is getting this from someone in her class because her teacher told her that another girl in there keeps headlice! HELLO! Privacy invasion much? I am so livid right now. I politely told the mom that the teacher is not supposed to tell her about any other students in her class and that her child most likely never got rid of the problem from the first go round and we need to just focus on our OWN children! I had a talk with the principle about said teacher but I know nothing will be done about it. C'mon now!

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14 minutes ago, ABRN2012 said:

Had a parent come in with a student for a headlice recheck. Student had headlice a few weeks ago too so I told the teacher when we sent her home that she probably never truly got rid of it because if they left a nit the whole process started over. The parent states that she is getting this from someone in her class because her teacher told her that another girl in there keeps headlice! HELLO! Privacy invasion much? I am so livid right now. I politely told the mom that the teacher is not supposed to tell her about any other students in her class and that her child most likely never got rid of the problem from the first go round and we need to just focus on our OWN children! I had a talk with the principle about said teacher but I know nothing will be done about it. C'mon now!

If mom truly believes her daughter "keeps getting head lice from someone else" then perhaps she should teach her daughter to not rub heads, share hair brushes, share clothing or hair accessories. It's not too hard to not get lice.

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Specializes in pediatrics, school nursing.

Hey guys! Guess what! Apparently, our 4+ years of college education also earned us professional cobbler credit AND the opportunity to open a DSW in the comfort of our own offices!

I am SO OVER being sent clothing/shoe repairs. I honestly think that the child should go to the main office and ask to call home to get something different brought to them.

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Was informed that 2 different people (1 teacher, 1 office personnel) were looking in a student's ear with my otoscope last week while I was on another campus. Which explains why said student was 100% positive they had holes "all over their ear drum". Spoiler alert....their ear was perfectly normal (shocker, I know).

C'mon now.

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

Student came up c/o of her back itching. The following conversation ensued:

Me: Hmm, no rash, no bumps, I wonder why it's itching.

Her: This girl on my bus done took off her sisters and and threw it at me! I think that made me itchy.

Me: *as straight of a face as possible* I bet her sister wasn't too happy that she snatched her hair. (Wanted so bad to say wig) Nonetheless, you're okay dear. Back to class.

Gave a good little chuckle after she left.

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Student comes in and says, "I need some pain pills!" He is visibly annoyed at my questions about, for instance, what is hurting. Helpful instructional assistant says to me as though I'm a little bit dense, "He just needs some pain pills and then he can go back to class."

My actual answer: "Well, I'm not a vending machine, I'm a nurse. I don't just dispense things on demand. I have to understand the problem. So I can only help if you're willing to talk to me."

My mental answer: C'MON NOW!!

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Wait, wait, another one. Three different teachers come to me on Monday, telling me that a student has a Very Serious Issue That Must Be Addressed By Nurse, Immediately. I bring in the student, who tells me with MAXIMUM drama that she is pregnant. She has taken no test and had a period three weeks ago, but insists that she feels a baby kicking (causing suprapubic pain). Incidentally she also has dysuria and frequency. Also of note, though completely irrelevant in her point of view, is the fact that she hasn't had any proximity to a member or semen in 2+ years. I sigh and send her to a clinic.

The next day she comes in with a script for Macrobid, and acknowledges that the provider told her there will be no baby. Yet each day, more teachers ask in hushed tones whether I've arranged an ultrasound yet. Yes, this kid has some ongoing issues but she is already legally an adult and.....c'mon now!

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10 hours ago, laflaca said:

Wait, wait, another one. Three different teachers come to me on Monday, telling me that a student has a Very Serious Issue That Must Be Addressed By Nurse, Immediately. I bring in the student, who tells me with MAXIMUM drama that she is pregnant. She has taken no test and had a period three weeks ago, but insists that she feels a baby kicking (causing suprapubic pain). Incidentally she also has dysuria and frequency. Also of note, though completely irrelevant in her point of view, is the fact that she hasn't had any proximity to a member or semen in 2+ years. I sigh and send her to a clinic.

The next day she comes in with a script for Macrobid, and acknowledges that the provider told her there will be no baby. Yet each day, more teachers ask in hushed tones whether I've arranged an ultrasound yet. Yes, this kid has some ongoing issues but she is already legally an adult and.....c'mon now!

Good Lort. Hopefully there will be no baby for a Very Long Time.

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11 hours ago, laflaca said:

Wait, wait, another one. Three different teachers come to me on Monday, telling me that a student has a Very Serious Issue That Must Be Addressed By Nurse, Immediately. I bring in the student, who tells me with MAXIMUM drama that she is pregnant. She has taken no test and had a period three weeks ago, but insists that she feels a baby kicking (causing suprapubic pain). Incidentally she also has dysuria and frequency. Also of note, though completely irrelevant in her point of view, is the fact that she hasn't had any proximity to a member or semen in 2+ years. I sigh and send her to a clinic.

The next day she comes in with a script for Macrobid, and acknowledges that the provider told her there will be no baby. Yet each day, more teachers ask in hushed tones whether I've arranged an ultrasound yet. Yes, this kid has some ongoing issues but she is already legally an adult and.....c'mon now!

Cool, you can do ultrasounds in your office??? LOL!!! ?

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Specializes in School Nurse, past Med Surge.

Ooh! I have one!

Kid comes in from recess yesterday looking perfectly normal - not droopy, no grimacing, nothing. Note says "mulch in eye" so I give him a "Really?" look and he squeezes his right eye shut. No redness, no squinting, no watering, NOTHING. So I sit him down and ask "Which one was it again?" and he points to his LEFT eye!!!

C'mon now!

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