C'Mon Now!

KeeperOfTheIceRN, ADN · Feb 7, 2017

NanaPoo said:
Trust me, I want to say yes. But we're out in our car and she wants to drive home and order donuts! Shouldn't we just drive by & pick up the donuts ourselves??

I definitely see what you mean with this one!!

BeckyESRN · Feb 7, 2017

Just sent home a kid who I know is faking sick. Mom refuses to believe that her precious little one is anything less than 100% honest at all times, despite the fact that as soon as I said I'd call mom, all dramatic dry heaving ceased and he was able to walk around without clutching his stomach. She got upset a few weeks ago because I didn't call home when I saw her snowflake 3 times in one day. I explained that I've seen said child 68 times this year and 2-3 times a day is what I've come to expect (her and I have had pervious conversations about this!) So I call and, of course, she rushes over to get her baby and he skips, SKIPS!!!! out of the building. Ugh, C'Mon Now, at least fake it until you're out of sight!

kunaspud · Feb 7, 2017

Got a 8th grade boy who came in to my office with a dry face and asked what kind of moisturizer I keep around.

SchoolNurse91, BSN, RN · Feb 7, 2017

I had an 11th grader tell me she thinks she's dying because she can feel her hair growing.

KeeperOfTheIceRN, ADN · Feb 7, 2017

Kid: *on his way to lunch* my stomach has been hurting. It was hurting yesterday too.

Me: ok...

Kid: and then sometimes I forget things. Like memory loss or something. For example, I was practicing trivia questions ALL NIGHT last night and then when I went to take the trivia test, I couldn't remember anything on it!!!

Me: well sometimes when you practice something for too long, your brain gets tired and cannot retain anymore info. Maybe next time try taking breaks. Was this for a class or just for fun?

Kid: for fun. But I was really just exaggerating. I only practiced for like an hour. But I still couldn't remember anything that I practiced!

Me: oh ok...

Kid: AND THEN! Sometimes, I just start sweating and I'm not doing anything. Like. I'm just sitting on the couch and BAM! I just start sweating!! I'm not even hot!!!!

Me: well, it HAS been a pretty warm winter this year. Plus, it is 80* outside today...and you're wearing a jacket...

Kid: yeah, but its not usually warm in my house. Its like 73* in there all of the time....

Me: oh ok...

Kid: OH! AAAAANNNNNDDDD!!! Sometimes, something will get stuck in my throat! Like yesterday, when I was running, it happened and I almost threw up!!!

Me: it was probably some snot running down the back of your throat....

Kid: yeah. That's what my dad said too...its just all of this stuff is just so weird!!

Me: Yep. Your body does some strange, but necessary, things sometimes. But I think you're going to be ok. Go eat some lunch and enjoy the rest of your day!

Kid: OK! Thanks!!

*kid be-bops out of my office*

Me: :sarcastic:

Sometimes I'm just here to listen to a child ramble about memory loss and inexplicable sweating....:)

ohiobobcat · Feb 7, 2017

I had a student present with a sore throat and rash. I eval the sore throat first as rash has been there x 5 days and is on wrist according to student. Sore throat red, no fever, "Tylenol doesn't work", ok have a cough drop. Go to evaluate rash. "Oh, it's not there right now." Great, here's some invisible hydrocortisone cream for your invisible rash.

MrNurse(x2), ADN · Feb 7, 2017

Had a 5th grader carried in by 2 eighth graders because one of the biggest students in the school stepped on his foot. He said he couldn't walk, unable to stand but only his toes, not his ankle, hurt. Called parents and dad left work to take him to Dr's, diagnosis: bruised toes. My diagnosis: lethargy re: Super Bowl. C'mon now!

OyWithThePoodles, RN · Feb 8, 2017

MrNurse(x2) said:
My diagnosis: lethargy re: Super Bowl. C'mon now!

I saw a post somewhere from an Atlanta school that had excuses for being late. One parent wrote "Failed to rise up". I thought that was clever. Another parent wrote "Falcon's depression."

Eleven011 · Feb 8, 2017

Our secretaries often add comments to the attendance/tardy list. For Excused tardies its often "car trouble", "bad roads" or "stuck behind train" (train runs right through our town, its a common occurrence). Yesterday I saw a new one - "had to drag little bro to school" :roflmao:

BeckyESRN · Feb 8, 2017

dakotadenise said:
Our secretaries often add comments to the attendance/tardy list. For Excused tardies its often "car trouble", "bad roads" or "stuck behind train" (train runs right through our town, its a common occurrence). Yesterday I saw a new one - "had to drag little bro to school"

We have one parent that writes the best tardy notes! My favorite one is from the first day of school "It would have required divine intervention to get all 4 children out the door on time, unfortunately, the Lord decided not intervene. He and I will discuss this later as I repent for the sins of the morning" We actually have a stack of the best ones pinned to the bulletin board at the attendance desk. another gem "shoes were too squeezy and socks were too socky"

AdobeRN · Feb 8, 2017

One of our nurses in the district sent us a copy of a note from a parent stating her kid was not feeling well because he had "juicy poops" in the morning....What the heck is a juicy poop???

kidzcare · Feb 8, 2017

MrNurse(x2) said:
My diagnosis: lethargy re: Super Bowl. C'mon now!

We had a bunch of overtired (but extremely excited) kids the day after the Cubs World Series win in October. The game went into 10 innings and had a rain delay- I don't think it ended until almost midnight. The day of the Cubs Rally downtown was already a scheduled day off for all but our high schools and over 1900 students between the two high schools were called in- many of them not even lying, just saying "We're going to the rally! Jimmy won't be in!" Chicago Public Schools also had a scheduled day off that day- the Cubs rally was estimated to have 5 million people!