C'Mon Now!

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Oct 31, 2017

I had a HS student come to my office to report he fell this morning. Okay, fine. I expected him to report an injury that occurred but instead he told him that when he fell he landed on dirt and some got in his mouth. This was his concern.

Me: ::blinks::

Student: Well, can't you do anything about it?

Me: Do you rinse your mouth out.

Student: No, I was late to class and didn't have time.

Me: Well, wash your mouth out in the bathroom.

Student stares at me for moment. Then:

Student: That's it? Won't I get sick and even die from eating dirt?

Me: No. Rinse your mouth and go back to class.

I mean, C'mon! Children have been accidentally eating dirt since the beginning of time.

KeeperOfTheIceRN, ADN · Oct 31, 2017

I had a HS student come to my office to report he fell this morning. Okay, fine. I expected him to report an injury that occurred but instead he told him that when he fell he landed on dirt and some got in his mouth. This was his concern.
Me: ::blinks::
Student: Well, can't you do anything about it?
Me: Do you rinse your mouth out.
Student: No, I was late to class and didn't have time.
Me: Well, wash your mouth out in the bathroom.
Student stares at me for moment. Then:
Student: That's it? Won't I get sick and even die from eating dirt?
Me: No. Rinse your mouth and go back to class.
I mean, C'mon! Children have been accidentally eating dirt since the beginning of time.

Hahahaha "God made dirt and dirt don't hurt!" good grief :sarcastic: my little "shoulder devil" is saying you should have educated him on pin worms though...just to watch the horror spread! :roflmao:

ohiobobcat · Oct 31, 2017

Student drank eye glasses lens cleaner. "I thought that stuff was just water."

Here's your sign, kid.

Cas1in72 · Oct 31, 2017

Had A kid come to my office with a horrible head ache, crying and holding his face. I thought something was seriously wrong with him! Come to find out, he had snorted fun dip candy at a school party. I told him this should make for a fun call home. UGH!

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Oct 31, 2017

Hahahaha "God made dirt and dirt don't hurt!" good grief my little "shoulder devil" is saying you should have educated him on pin worms though...just to watch the horror spread!

Oh, I would have never heard the end of it. This student is a frequent pooper...um, I mean, flyer.

Eleven011 · Oct 31, 2017

I mean, C'mon! Children have been accidentally eating dirt since the beginning of time.

Pretty sure a couple of mine have done it on purpose....

OyWithThePoodles, RN · Nov 1, 2017

Ya know what's worse than a full moon...

The day after Halloween.

I've seen 11 kids so far. And three of them have already come back for second visits. Ugh. Candy hangovers are gonna kill me today.

ruby_jane, BSN, RN · Nov 1, 2017

Come to find out, he had snorted fun dip candy at a school party. I told him this should make for a fun call home. UGH!

I just laughed so hard that I need a breathing treatment right now. Perhaps the Fun Dips should come with a warning...oral administration only....

Cas1in72 · Nov 1, 2017

Unfortunately, with some of my middle schoolers, it should. One thing about this job, you never know what you are going to get!!!

kidzcare · Nov 1, 2017

Ya know what's worse than a full moon...
The day after Halloween.
I've seen 11 kids so far. And three of them have already come back for second visits. Ugh. Candy hangovers are gonna kill me today.

Ug. The worst.

The only time I've given an epi pen was the day after Halloween. Kids bringing in candy and not thinking about allergies

Kittery · Nov 1, 2017

There's probably a better thread for this but is it appropriate to chart under complaint "Staff states student has a high fever and needs to go home, staff has not checked temperature"?

BeckyESRN · Nov 1, 2017

I chart this ALL THE TIME! Student reports "My teacher checked my head with her hand and said that I have a fever and need to go home" thermometer reads 98.7, note sent to teacher