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.

Mass hysteria in 4th grade yesterday! 6 girls came in from the playground scratching like crazy. Girl 1 is the only calm, non-scratching one- she says "They all held a fuzzy caterpillar and I told them that touching it makes you itchy and then you stop breathing and then you die"

Me: surrounded by freaking out little girls that won't stop scratching their arms and neck "Why?! Why would you say that?!"

Girls 2-6 chime in with a few random "omg, I'm so itchy" and "omg, me too"

Then "My leg is itchy now" "Omg, now mine is itchy too"

Everyone is breathing adequately, no hives, no redness, no rashes. Clearly a case of panic and monkey see, monkey do. Girl 1 is still talking about dangerous caterpillars and how everyone who touches them has to go to the hospital, so I tell her to go away(nicely!). I separate the others; 1 on each cot, 1 in the chair, 1 in my inner office and one by one apply caladryl(not that they actually needed it, but it smells medicine-y, so you know,placebo effect) and, like magic, all of the itching and trouble breathing instantly stops.

5 lives saved, y'all!

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Mass hysteria in 4th grade yesterday! 6 girls came in from the playground scratching like crazy. Girl 1 is the only calm, non-scratching one- she says "They all held a fuzzy caterpillar and I told them that touching it makes you itchy and then you stop breathing and then you die"

Me: surrounded by freaking out little girls that won't stop scratching their arms and neck "Why?! Why would you say that?!"

Girls 2-6 chime in with a few random "omg, I'm so itchy" and "omg, me too"

Then "My leg is itchy now" "Omg, now mine is itchy too"

Everyone is breathing adequately, no hives, no redness, no rashes. Clearly a case of panic and monkey see, monkey do. Girl 1 is still talking about dangerous caterpillars and how everyone who touches them has to go to the hospital, so I tell her to go away(nicely!). I separate the others; 1 on each cot, 1 in the chair, 1 in my inner office and one by one apply caladryl(not that they actually needed it, but it smells medicine-y, so you know,placebo effect) and, like magic, all of the itching and trouble breathing instantly stops.

5 lives saved, y'all!

Will thank goodness you were there! Could you imagine the devastation if you had not reacted so quickly. Gotta love kids!

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moreoreo said:
Supposedly, when our health aide tried to wrap up vision/hearing at our school's pre-k screenings on Friday to help me through our lunch rush (18 students in one hour that day) after I made a 911 call, the pre-k coordinator said to someone that it was "just an asthma attack" :nono:

Just an asthma attack. "C'mon now" doesn't even cover it! :no: I mean, does anything really matter more than breathing? :banghead:

Airway

Breathing

Circulation

There's a reason it's near the top of the list... :rolleyes:

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Specializes in NCSN.

It's within the first 5 minutes of school, little one walks in with a pass from a sub that says "student has a fever and needs to go home." Student is wearing winter jacket (it's in the 90s here in STL). I have the student take off their jacket take their temp (98.5). I tell the little one they need to go back to class and they burst into tears because Mrs.Sub said they were going home. I asked if they feel sick and get a weak no

Sent back with a note saying, "Sorry we don't send sweaty students home."

C'mon now

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Why?!? Why are these children absolutely "dying" in class, crying, head down, clutching the yucky bucket, moaning in pain, but perfectly fine when they arrive at my office? I get "I have a little bit of a headache, can I have an ice pack?" they return to class and, you guessed it, dying again! So then I get the "How you could possibly send them back to my classroom when clearly this child is on death's doorstep? I'm sending them back with their backpack, they need to go home!" then the kid comes skipping into my office and bounces on my cots...C'Mon Now!

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BeckyESRN said:
Why?!? Why are these children absolutely "dying" in class, crying, head down, clutching the yucky bucket, moaning in pain, but perfectly fine when they arrive at my office? I get "I have a little bit of a headache, can I have an ice pack?" they return to class and, you guessed it, dying again! So then I get the "How you could possibly send them back to my classroom when clearly this child is on death's doorstep? I'm sending them back with their backpack, they need to go home!" then the kid comes skipping into my office and bounces on my cots...C'Mon Now!

And I would let the teacher know this. I would tell them that it is a behavior issue, not a medical issue and the next place they should think about sending them, is to the principal.

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.

*student comes in*

I poked my eye with my finger and now it's blurry. (All while rubbing eye constantly)

"You're fine, baby. Just stop rubbing your eye and clean your eye with a wet papertowel."

*Does it*

"It worked!"

xD

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Amethya said:
*student comes in*

I poked my eye with my finger and now it's blurry. (All while rubbing eye constantly)

"You're fine, baby. Just stop rubbing your eye and clean your eye with a wet papertowel."

*Does it*

"It worked!"

xD

Another life saved! You go, girl!

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

I have given up one diabetic last year for 2 medically fragile students. One has brain CA, frequent headaches with a structured protocol for headaches. Comes in stating 10 out of 10 pain, already talking going home. I was able to give him one of his Maxalt, after consulting mom, and let him lay down and turn off the lights. He demands the lights be on and starts trying to kill flies. After about five minutes I let him know that fly hunting is pretty tough compared to class. Did I mention public schools are off today and his best friend is home? C'mon now!

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Specializes in NCSN.

I have a student who I'm 99% sure is faking (confirmed by mom who said she's home today with his sister and he was trying to get her to keep him at home all morning).

He asked if he could call his mom after I hung up with her and I said since they are going to his sister's doctors appointment he would have to wait a hour. I sent his teacher an email about it.

She just popped her head to let me know that he's telling everyone that he's going home in an hour.

C'mon now

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Today's c'mon now award goes to a mama who was yelling cuss words at our front office staff in front of an office full of parents after school before charging into my health office to berate me for letting kids go outside on a hot day (not my choice believe me :sarcastic: I'm still newbie enough that recess puts the fear in me regardless of climate and literally do a happy dance any time it's canceled) and not notifying her of the third degree burn” (i.e. round clean popped blister which I helped him clean and bandaid) her child sustained as a result of being allowed to play on the burning hot bars.”

Thank you award goes to office staff and principal who promptly jumped in of their own accord as I calmly advised her that I see monkey bar blisters every day regardless of temperature but would gladly call her for every visit from here on out :up:

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moreoreo said:
Today's c'mon now award goes to a mama who was yelling cuss words at our front office staff in front of an office full of parents after school before charging into my health office to berate me for letting kids go outside on a hot day (not my choice believe me :sarcastic: I'm still newbie enough that recess puts the fear in me regardless of climate and literally do a happy dance any time it's canceled) and not notifying her of the third degree burn� (i.e. round clean popped blister which I helped him clean and bandaid) her child sustained as a result of being allowed to play on the burning hot bars.�

Thank you award goes to office staff and principal who promptly jumped in of their own accord as I calmly advised her that I see monkey bar blisters every day regardless of temperature but would gladly call her for every visit from here on out :up:

Our school is has parameters on when to keep inside, personally I feel 90 degrees is too hot when there is no water or shade outside. Or 36 degrees. Then they send them in to me for being too hot or too cold.

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