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 nursing, ortho, trauma.
avery_shark said:
case of the fibs.

Love it!! Stealing it!!!

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Specializes in School.

Day 1 of semester exams---

Little Darling (a JR in high school): My stomach was bothering me at home. (long story short)I just went to the restroom and have poop on my undies because I had the squirts.

Me: Okay, do you want me to call GM?

Little Darling: NO, she said she would not bring me any if it was not bad.

Me: Well, go to class.

(This Little Darling has tried the soiled panties trick in the past and was busted because she was lying.)

C'mon Now.

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ctate said:

(This Little Darling has tried the soiled panties trick in the past and was busted because she was lying.)

C'mon Now.

Why do they do this?! If I think you're lying to me, I have NO problem checking those soiled clothes to confirm my suspicions! C'mon kid, we're nurses, we've seen, touched, smelled, and dealt with much worse.

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BeckyESRN said:
Why do they do this?! If I think you're lying to me, I have NO problem checking those soiled clothes to confirm my suspicions! C'mon kid, we're nurses, we've seen, touched, smelled, and dealt with much worse.

While I was out last year, my boss did just that. Little Darling had come in and pulled the "pee and pooped" card and my boss did check. What a surprise, her undies were dry and clean. I asked her today if I needed to check and she hung her head said, "NO".

I also recently told GM I would no longer check her head for lice either. She comes in after she has not washed her hair for 3-4 days and her psoriasis is really flaky (not to mention oily and gross feeling) hoping I will send her home for having nits because she has gotten away with it in the past when she was at the alternative campus. She been here for 2 years now you think she would get it. I am not sending you home!!!!

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ctate said:
Day 1 of semester exams---

Little Darling (a JR in high school): My stomach was bothering me at home. (long story short)I just went to the restroom and have poop on my undies because I had the squirts.

Me: Okay, do you want me to call GM?

Little Darling: NO, she said she would not bring me any if it was not bad.

Me: Well, go to class.

(This Little Darling has tried the soiled panties trick in the past and was busted because she was lying.)

C'mon Now.

I started stocking those disposable undies for ladies and leakage. I would have just handed her one and said "ok, you can change. Do you need a plastic bag for your underwear?" Then back to class you go.

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We have had an outbreak of every kind of illness under the sun. About 30% of our kiddos out sick. We have a possible heating issue....soooooo, I go to find the Janitor/Maintenance guy. He is in his office, playing on his phone!!!!! REALLYY???? I do believe there is obviously some disinfecting that needs to be done!!!! C'MON NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! :devil: :nurse:

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Not really a c'mon now situation but I have to share.

I had a 3rd grader come in freakishly calm after barfing twice (she came in carrying a trash can her teacher made her take with her). 30 minutes, water drank and...nothing. No fever, no other symptoms. Couldn't get a hold of mom. After 45 minutes I said I was sending her back to class since she hadn't thrown up again and looked fine. I kid you not she stood, held a finger up in the universal sign for "wait" and proceeded to barf again in my trashcan. The secretary was horrified while I sat there and watched her. She then washed out her mouth and calmly sat down. I can't decided if that was amazing timing or she can just barf on command.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

Gotta love the kids with amazing puke control. I am always a little amused when my little littles can feel it coming on and bee line for the nearest trash or better yet a successful dash to my toilet while on the other end of the spectrum i've got these big kids that will come in stand in the middle of my office announce that they feel sick then spew like a geyser after making no attempt to even reach for a trash can. Talk about C'mon now!! Puke control is one of those things that you've either got or don't got

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ctate said:
Day 1 of semester exams---

Little Darling (a JR in high school): My stomach was bothering me at home. (long story short)I just went to the restroom and have poop on my undies because I had the squirts.

Me: Okay, do you want me to call GM?

Little Darling: NO, she said she would not bring me any if it was not bad.

Me: Well, go to class.

(This Little Darling has tried the soiled panties trick in the past and was busted because she was lying.)

C'mon Now.

I had a young lady announce to me that she had to go home because she had a "female accident". She did not seem particularly happy when I offered her a pair of brand new panties. I became suspicious when she was in and out of the restroom in less than a minute. I found the new panties in the trash. :mad:

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Flare said:
Gotta love the kids with amazing puke control. I am always a little amused when my little littles can feel it coming on and bee line for the nearest trash or better yet a successful dash to my toilet while on the other end of the spectrum i've got these big kids that will come in stand in the middle of my office announce that they feel sick then spew like a geyser after making no attempt to even reach for a trash can. Talk about C'mon now!! Puke control is one of those things that you've either got or don't got

It would be comical if it wasn't my floor they were puking in! I had one little stand directly in front of my trashcan, then turns away from it and pukes everywhere in my floor. Really!?!

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SnugglePuggle said:
I had a young lady announce to me that she had to go home because she had a "female accident". She did not seem particularly happy when I offered her a pair of brand new panties. I became suspicious when she was in and out of the restroom in less than a minute. I found the new panties in the trash. :mad:

They don't like when you have an answer to the problem that is contrary to what they have already decided needed to happen. Here if they don't like what I do they whip out the cellphone and call home to get what they want. Well, you do that, it's not an excused absence. Which was not big deal this semester because everyone has to take the semester exams. This new semester, I may see more traffic since they have exemptions in the spring. That's a whole other thread there.

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One of our Kinder teachers just sent out a mass text to the other teachers that she was just diagnosed with the Flu. You would think she said it was the Plague! Because now all the other teachers are freaking out and think they have it too just because they were in the same room with her yesterday at a training. I have taken almost 20 teacher temps in the last 30 min!!

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