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 School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..

I. Had. Been. Here. All. Of. 5. Minutes. My. ONLY. Day. Here. This. Week. Teacher comes in looking and acting like death warmed over.

Her: "YOU'RE A NURSE. DO YOU HAVE A STASH OF MEDICINE IN HERE????? YOU KNOW. SOMETHING TO GET ME THROUGH THIS PROGRAM??!! :bag: :geek: :wacky: (end of year program is in a few hours)

Me: uhhhh...no. I don't have anything. The school doesn't have any stock medications.

Her: Well, I just can't stay out of the bathroom...pukin and poopin. I just thought maybe there was something stashed for adults.

Me: Mmmmm...nope...sorry.:whistling: (good thing she couldn't read my thought bubble>>"do you REALLY think you need to be here??? :sarcastic: ) C"MON NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

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HS kid gets hurt in LAX game,

Me-How did you make out at the MD? any fractures (ribs) ?

He-I broke 2 and fractured 1

Me and athletic trainer look at each other and just scratch our heads.....

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Cattz said:
I. Had. Been. Here. All. Of. 5. Minutes. My. ONLY. Day. Here. This. Week. Teacher comes in looking and acting like death warmed over.

Her: "YOU'RE A NURSE. DO YOU HAVE A STASH OF MEDICINE IN HERE????? YOU KNOW. SOMETHING TO GET ME THROUGH THIS PROGRAM??!! :bag: :geek: :wacky: (end of year program is in a few hours)

Me: uhhhh...no. I don't have anything. The school doesn't have any stock medications.

Her: Well, I just can't stay out of the bathroom...pukin and poopin. I just thought maybe there was something stashed for adults.

Me: Mmmmm...nope...sorry.:whistling: (good thing she couldn't read my thought bubble>>"do you REALLY think you need to be here??? :sarcastic: ) C"MON NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't stock meds, but I may or may not have a drawer full of Tylenol, ibuprofen, Benadryl that parents have failed to pick up at the end of previous school years.

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SnowyJ said:
Visit of the day (so far...)

"Someone farted in my class and it was so gross I feel like I am going to barf."

5th Grader.

:bored:

Well, at least this is a legitimate reason. I've felt the same way being in the same room with my 4 boys.

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kidzcare said:
I don't stock meds, but I may or may not have a drawer full of Tylenol, ibuprofen, Benadryl that parents have failed to pick up at the end of previous school years.

I do the exact same thing

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kidzcare said:
I don't stock meds, but I may or may not have a drawer full of Tylenol, ibuprofen, Benadryl that parents have failed to pick up at the end of previous school years.

I was wondering about this, since its my first year. I just sent home my note that says if meds are not picked up, or permission given to send home with child, it will be destroyed. But do you really? I mean a full bottle of motrin? Obviously I'm not keeping prescription stuff, but the OTC stuff?

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I keep the OTC stuff that isn't picked up as long as it is not expired.

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dakotadenise said:
I was wondering about this, since its my first year. I just sent home my note that says if meds are not picked up, or permission given to send home with child, it will be destroyed. But do you really? I mean a full bottle of motrin? Obviously I'm not keeping prescription stuff, but the OTC stuff?

I am in a small enough environment that I just throw them in the kid's backpacks on the day before the last day. Our last day is always a half day and few actually show up, this year on a Monday, so even less.

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I had a student come in and get her inhaler. She started chatting with me and said she is finally getting glasses. She said mom never believed her and for three years she went without glasses. I looked up her records and saw she has failed every vision test and I made a referral. C'MON

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A&Ox6 said:
Just need it in pink.

Red, long sleeve 100% cotton crew neck. Right OD?

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Specializes in family practice and school nursing.

me too

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If your kid is allergic to cats and has a hard time functioning on less than 9 hours of sleep - WHY do you let her go to a slumber party on a school night at a friend's house who has 2 cats? Well, so she can miss a day of school of course!! C'MON NOW!!

I am just amazed at the things kids will miss school for. "I need to take 2 days off from school so I am ready for my volleyball tournament this weekend." I need to go home and take Benadryl today because my mom does not want me to miss the boy scout camp out this weekend.

In my day, all of those things came secondary to school! I am feeling old....

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