C'Mon Now!

Cas1in72 · Dec 13, 2017

Just had one of my frequent flyers come in with bilateral ear pain. I notice she has HUGE gold hoops on both ears. HMMMM ... I dont remember her ears being pierced before... I asked, "did you just get your ears pierced?" She answers, "No"??? Looking closer, I see that the earrings are indeed pierced earrings. I assist her with removing them, all the time she is screaming to high heaven! She has the posts slightly bent with the spring closure back pinching the crap out of her earlobes. Both ears are bright red, no puncture wounds, surprisingly. I just stood there staring at her, she said " the lady at the Dollar General Store said they were clip ons" She asked, "what do I do????", UMMMM, "dont put them back on and ask for your money back????" This girl is giving me gray hairs by the handful!!!!

nmr79 · Dec 13, 2017

YES. I don't understand the little who just puke where they stand, like they are trees. Growing up I was forced to make a nest next to the toilet when I was nauseated because my family is full of sympathetic pukers.

I, too, made little beds in the bathroom when I was sick as a child. The cool tile floor always felt so nice when I had the 'after-vomit-sweats."

Flare, ASN, BSN · Dec 13, 2017

On that note- today is an extra fun day! I am not at his school today. But, where my kindergarten grandson goes to school --- today is Real Life Super Hero Day! and guess who he wanted to dress up as??!! Me/Granny. I was so happy to pull my stethoscope out of my bag and have him to wear it for the day. His mom, on the other hand, was afraid he would lose it or something would happen to it. Nope, not worried about that, I am more than thrilled to hand it over to him for the day. :)

Awww!! Even if he lost it i wouldn't care - what a love!

MrNurse(x2), ADN · Dec 13, 2017

And one more thing that I just can't figure out. WHY oh WHY do the teachers not explain to the little one that thinks he/she may vomit, to take the trash can and try to get to the bathroom??!! I tell kids. "Here, take this trash can and TRY to get to the bathroom, that stuff needs to be in the toilet! That's where is belongs, not in the trash can or on the floor, please please try really hard to do that!
I really think that if kids are reminded and trained to do that, they will be more likely to learn to do that! Heck, that's what I told my own kids growing up. And, they usually made it to the desired destination.
COME ON KID, DON'T JUST SIT THERE AND PUKE! MOVE ALONG AND GET THAT STUFF WHERE IT BELONGS!

You need the cut milk jug puke bucket. The badge of illness in my school. It weeds out the really sick ones, as the fakers are too cool to carry that.

school nurse z · Dec 13, 2017

I don't recommend a teacher ever having a thermometer- they teach, I check temps. I have a teacher with a thermometer now and she is constantly checking temperatures. Majority of the time when she says one is over 100, it rarely is. This is the same teacher who told a student they had fever at 99.1. The student told everyone they had a fever the rest of the day. People kept asking why the student was still at school.

WineRN · Dec 13, 2017

You need the cut milk jug puke bucket. The badge of illness in my school. It weeds out the really sick ones, as the fakers are too cool to carry that.

My teachers would RIOT if I sent someone back with a puke bucket...it might be a fun april's fool joke though

WineRN · Dec 13, 2017

1st grader had an accident, I pull out clean clothes and she looks at me and says "I'm a cool girl, I can't wear that".

Well beggars can't be choosers my dear, C'mon now.

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Dec 14, 2017

My teachers would RIOT if I sent someone back with a puke bucket...it might be a fun april's fool joke though

Mine too! And the MS students would find a way to be even more distracting in class with the bucket, unfortunately. I have a few FF MS students that would just love the extra attention it would bring.

But I still love the idea in theory!

MrNurse(x2), ADN · Dec 14, 2017

1st grader had an accident, I pull out clean clothes and she looks at me and says "I'm a cool girl, I can't wear that".
Well beggars can't be choosers my dear, C'mon now.

Well, cool girls should know that kids are more forgiving of clothes than smelling of urine. :up:

NutmeggeRN, BSN · Dec 14, 2017

I don't recommend a teacher ever having a thermometer- they teach, I check temps. I have a teacher with a thermometer now and she is constantly checking temperatures. Majority of the time when she says one is over 100, it rarely is. This is the same teacher who told a student they had fever at 99.1. The student told everyone they had a fever the rest of the day. People kept asking why the student was still at school.

Exactly! And what infection control practices is s/he using??

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Dec 14, 2017

I had a HS arrive with a red paint stain on the front of her left upper thigh.

She was actually okay with it, but came to ask for a change of pants because:

- One teacher thought she has seriously cut herself and stain was blood.

- Another male teacher thought she had her period (and said that to her). Yes, because that stain would be on the front of her thigh without being close to her lady parts.

Poor gal just wanted new pants to stop having to explain herself.

WineRN · Dec 14, 2017

I had a HS arrive with a red paint stain on the front of her left upper thigh.
She was actually okay with it, but came to ask for a change of pants because:
- One teacher thought she has seriously cut herself and stain was blood.
- Another male teacher thought she had her period (and said that to her). Yes, because that stain would be on the front of her thigh without being close to her lady parts.
Poor gal just wanted new pants to stop having to explain herself.

Sometimes I feel like "a refresher on what NOT to say to students" should be a part of professional development days.