C'Mon Now!

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Jan 16, 2018

Teacher: Do you have any anti-diarrheal medication
Me: No, we don't stock medication
Teacher: Are you sure you don't have some in your purse?
Me: No.
Really, just because I am a nurse -I am responsible for carrying a pharmacy in my purse????
I get this asked of me all the time...
C'MON NOW!!!

Staff asks me for cold medication and allergy medication, despite the fact that I have sent emails that I stock neither of these things.

And I get asked ALL the time if I have an ice pack handy when I happen to be out of the my office going to check my mailbox or something else of the like. Nope, I do not carry my office around with me, folks. I always get a sigh in response. C'mon!

SchoolNurseTXstyle · Jan 16, 2018

Staff asks me for cold medication and allergy medication, despite the fact that I have sent emails that I stock neither of these things.
And I get asked ALL the time if I have an ice pack handy when I happen to be out of the my office going to check my mailbox or something else of the like. Nope, I do not carry my office around with me, folks. I always get a sigh in response. C'mon!

YESSSSS!!! I have been asked for q-tips while pushing a kid down the hall in a wheelchair. Now, I have a lot of stuff in my pockets but C'MON NOW!!! And these are supposed ADULTS??????

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Jan 18, 2018

This morning a teacher sends me a student that accidentally ate a hersey kiss with the wrapper on "just in case."

Student is a MS student, googled that he would be fine, told teacher he was fine, had 0 symptoms, and yet teacher still sent him.

All I could tell him was not to do it again, which he agreed as he'd learned his lesson as it did not taste good.

Flare, ASN, BSN · Jan 18, 2018

the thought of the metal wrapper of my fillings... uggggghhhh.

Amethya · Jan 18, 2018

We literally have a Walgreens (Pharmacy) across the street from us, if the teachers need something and I don't have it, I just tell them to go across the street during their break.

OyWithThePoodles, RN · Jan 18, 2018

First day back after 6 days off from snow and MLK day. Nuff said there.

There was a spelling bee. I would've been out after the first word. Seriously, those words were freaking ridiculous.

Scorchednurse · Jan 19, 2018

I had to stop buying good snacks out of pocket. Way too many repeat visitors

amoLucia · Jan 19, 2018

the thought of the metal wrapper of my fillings... uggggghhhh.

This is exactly what I thought of first!!!

Next thought was about waiting for the results to pass! Should be interesting for the student. Hope he flushes!

ruby_jane, BSN, RN · Jan 19, 2018

I had to stop buying good snacks out of pocket. Way too many repeat visitors

MacGill sells a giant box of prepackaged saltines!! Two to a package, enough for a whole year. I imagine you could get this cheaper at a restaurant supply place but I am replacing my offering of whole wheat goldfish with these babies. I'll let you know how it works.

Eleven011 · Jan 19, 2018

My daily med kids know I switch up my usual bowl of goldfish crackers with holiday/seasonal items for a few weeks around the holidays. One asked yesterday when I was going to put in valentine hearts! Come On now kid its still January!!

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Jan 19, 2018

MacGill sells a giant box of prepackaged saltines!! Two to a package, enough for a whole year. I imagine you could get this cheaper at a restaurant supply place but I am replacing my offering of whole wheat goldfish with these babies. I'll let you know how it works.

Enough for the year? I'm 3/4 way through a box from them already. I have way too many kids that do not eat breakfast in MS and HS.

ruby_jane, BSN, RN · Jan 19, 2018

Enough for the year? I'm 3/4 way through a box from them already. I have way too many kids that do not eat breakfast in MS and HS.

You are a kind woman!! If the kid comes right after breakfast I can usually go "borrow' something from the cafeteria for them. The lunch ladies and lunch dudes....I love them.