Just wanted to get a feel for how some of you handle/treat common complaints among kids..
-“stomachache” with no fever, vomiting, diarrhea.
- “headache” with no fever or other symptoms
- smelly kids that teachers send
- “ chest pain”- with zero other symptoms, vitals look perfect, they are not in distress.
- extremity “injuries” that kids are totally playing up lol. Aka walk to the nurses office and as soon as they get in here they are suddenly limping
- teachers that send students for literally anything and practice no common sense/judgement. ?♀️
those are the most common ones I encounter. I have found that ice packs work wonders on almost everything, also water and crackers, just sitting with me for a few minutes lol, and a little attention.
a month in, still trying to figure this school nursing thing out !