C'Mon Now!

BunnyBunnyBSNRN, ASN, BSN · Oct 19, 2020

2 hours ago, k1p1ssk said:

C'Mon now! COVID Edition:

Dad calls in a student sick last week; no specific symptoms noted on the message, so I follow up. Dad reports student woke with a fever and cough. Ding Ding!

I explain the testing vs. 10days out rule and he says, great we'll keep you posted! I tell him I'm going to be emailing a form with all that we discussed and the plan marked out clearly. I send the email with the plan. Additionally, I planned to follow up today to see if testing was done/planned.

Flash forward to this Morning at 0811, where I open my email to find one from the student's Mom that states that her symptoms were not what had been reported and that she'll be in school today. Cut to: ME FREAKING OUT.

I call the family and speak with dad again. He explains that he LIED about her symptoms because he was worried that THE ALLERGIC REACTION she actually had was not enough to keep her home from school.

TL;Dr: Dad falsely reported COVID-19 symptoms to the school because he didn't think the actual symptoms his child was experiencing were enough for her to get an excused absence.

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and face palm (couldn't find the emoji for that)

ruby_jane, BSN, RN · Oct 19, 2020

I am under my desk with the silent jiggly laughter. I may start to wheeze and need my inhaler.

EnoughWithTheIce · Oct 19, 2020

COVID C'MON NOW!!

Parent #1 sends kid to school with cough, fever, body aches, etc. Mad because you send home and quarantine when "it is just allergies!"

Parent #2 keeps kid at home for 3 weeks because mom's co-workers neighbor's brother-in-law's niece dated a guy one time back in February that posted on facebook he is positive. Parent mad at you that her daugher is not considered a close contact.

Can we just find SOME middle ground????

k1p1ssk, BSN, RN · Oct 20, 2020

17 hours ago, EnoughWithTheIce said:

COVID C'MON NOW!!

Parent #1 sends kid to school with cough, fever, body aches, etc. Mad because you send home and quarantine when "it is just allergies!"

Parent #2 keeps kid at home for 3 weeks because mom's co-workers neighbor's brother-in-law's niece dated a guy one time back in February that posted on facebook he is positive. Parent mad at you that her daugher is not considered a close contact.

Can we just find SOME middle ground????

ALL OF THIS!

Also, as an aside, we had a positive case at the high school in town and due to the nature of how that building runs, they'll be remote for the next couple of weeks. Right after we are all notified of this, I get a follow up email from the parent I mentioned above wondering if LD needs to stay home because she has siblings at the high school. No one outside of public health understands anything about public health.

Cas1in72 · Oct 20, 2020

41 minutes ago, k1p1ssk said:

ALL OF THIS!

Also, as an aside, we had a positive case at the high school in town and due to the nature of how that building runs, they'll be remote for the next couple of weeks. Right after we are all notified of this, I get a follow up email from the parent I mentioned above wondering if LD needs to stay home because she has siblings at the high school. No one outside of public health understands anything about public health.

Perfectly showcases that people have no understanding or common sense: High school student, works at a restaurant that has been shut down d/t many employee cases. Student told by provider to wait a couple of days and be tested, as she was a close contact. Mother calls school at 1pm to let us know about situation. Nurse says, let us know what the test results are and we will go from there to determine when the student can return to school. STUDENT WAS AT SCHOOL! MOM SENT HER!!! High School is at 100% with the school superintendent/ board acknowledging we will no longer be practicing social distancing measures. HELP ME LORDY!!! ( insert many many face palms)

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Oct 20, 2020

39 minutes ago, Cas1in72 said:

Perfectly showcases that people have no understanding or common sense: High school student, works at a restaurant that has been shut down d/t many employee cases. Student told by provider to wait a couple of days and be tested, as she was a close contact. Mother calls school at 1pm to let us know about situation. Nurse says, let us know what the test results are and we will go from there to determine when the student can return to school. STUDENT WAS AT SCHOOL! MOM SENT HER! High School is at 100% with the school superintendent/ board acknowledging we will no longer be practicing social distancing measures. HELP ME LORDY! ( insert many many face palms)

UGH!

I'm hoping the student was pulled and then sent home by the nurse?

Cas1in72 · Oct 20, 2020

1 minute ago, JenTheSchoolRN said:

UGH!

I'm hoping the student was pulled and then sent home by the nurse?

Yes, but after being in class from 7:05-1:00!

NurseBlaq · Oct 20, 2020

1 hour ago, Cas1in72 said:

Yes, but after being in class from 7:05-1:00!

Welp! *throws arms in the air*

ruby_jane, BSN, RN · Oct 20, 2020

3 hours ago, NurseBlaq said:

Welp! *throws arms in the air*

Yes!!

4 hours ago, Cas1in72 said:

Yes, but after being in class from 7:05-1:00!

NO!!!

Sigh.

kunaspud · Oct 21, 2020

Just had a teacher send a kiddo down to my office for sniffles and a cough. We are in a high risk category, so policy says all Covid symptoms go home for 10 days. So no wrestling for him either.

Here's the fun part. It is three minutes before the dismissal bell!

Just why?

What about the whole rest of the day that he has been here? He said he has been coughing for three days, so good call but really, he couldn't have been sent, um I don't know, when he first arrived?

NurseBlaq · Oct 22, 2020

20 hours ago, kunaspud said:

Just had a teacher send a kiddo down to my office for sniffles and a cough. We are in a high risk category, so policy says all Covid symptoms go home for 10 days. So no wrestling for him either.

Here's the fun part. It is three minutes before the dismissal bell!

Just why?

What about the whole rest of the day that he has been here? He said he has been coughing for three days, so good call but really, he couldn't have been sent, um I don't know, when he first arrived?

On 10/20/2020 at 11:28 AM, NurseBlaq said:

Welp! *throws arms in the air*

Again? ??‍♀️

k1p1ssk, BSN, RN · Oct 29, 2020

Both of these happened this morning.

Staff member: "I need you to look at my foot. Now. I slipped in the shower this morning and I think it's broken. Do you think its broken? I'm getting xrays taken, but they're not going to tell me if its broken right away, will they? Is it broken? Do you think its broken?"

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Another Staff Member: "In the breakfast bags this morning, there was yogurt, but no spoons. As the health person, can you let the kitchen staff know that this is a health issue?"