Concerned...allnurses store product

kids · Dec 25, 2010

Really? So, where do we draw the line on these high standards? Should we mandate that nurses not smoke, drink alcohol, skydive, listen to gangster rap, browse nudie websites, buy adult toys, or have any sort of alternative lifestyle? We had better make sure all nurses are certified Christians while we are at it.
Or, could it be nurses are the average Joe?

Indeed.

As for the candy in a pill bottle...

There a re a lot of things kids see adults do (or consume) that aren't ok for kids. This is one of them. Don't want your kid to get the idea that candy can come in a pill bottle? Then don't give it to them. Don't eat it around them. Easy as that.

indigonurse · Dec 25, 2010

When I took a pharmacy class it was really cool cause the pharmacy put M&M's in the blister pack. Perfectly legal. If you have kids and you are concerned about this then don't buy the product or use it in front of them. I have a foster care license and all of my medication over the counter and prescription is kept locked up. Small children can't read much less even know what a pill is and will put anything in their mouth. Same thing with vitamins. They make gummy flavored. People who live with small kids are responsible for deciding what they want to bring into their house around their kids.

Skips, MSN, RN · Dec 25, 2010

Really? So, where do we draw the line on these high standards? Should we mandate that nurses not smoke, drink alcohol, skydive, listen to gangster rap, browse nudie websites, buy adult toys, or have any sort of alternative lifestyle? We had better make sure all nurses are certified Christians while we are at it.
Or, could it be nurses are the average Joe?

I'm sorry, I'm not understanding why you're grouping Christians in with that. There are plenty of people that do not partake in those activities mentioned that are not Christians. That's a different thread, I suppose. :)

AimeepawsRN · Dec 25, 2010

I love it!! I do not keep pill bottles around my children. I would definitely buy the pill bottle with candy for a gift. I teach my kids what they should and should not touch!!!! :nono:

backatit2 · Dec 25, 2010

Is anyone else a little concerned that allnurses.com is selling candy in pill bottles at their online store? I for one remember that lecture in pediatrics. Don't let kids confuse medications for candy... Kid sees parent eating something colorful out of pill bottle, kid tries the same thing but probably not candy. I see that it's supposed to be a gag gift but it could also lead to something very harmful. I'm not a fan.

i didn't read all the posts, but it's ironic that i saw this thread. just the other night i was on this forum and my 6 year old apparently looked at the computer because later that night i had skittles and she asked for some. she said, "this looks like what was in that bottle on your computer, that colorful medicine." i've always taught my children to never, ever put anything in their mouth if they find it lying around - even if they THINK it's candy. thank god bc my son found a tablet once on the ground (and brought it to me) that could've killed him if he had taken it and it scares me still to think what could've happened.

i don't know that i can say they should or shouldn't sell it, but i did have an "oh no" moment when my daughter equated candy with a pill bottle and recognized it was candy in a pill bottle. had someone NOT taught their children the way i have, who knows - a kid who saw that may try to look in a pill bottle and think it is candy in those bottles. again, i'm not sure my opinion on the actual product. just sharing my story.

backatit2 · Dec 25, 2010

No, I did not misunderstand your post.
Not everyone is going to eat them in front of kids - and it would honestly be in poor taste to do so. However, do you know how many products are made in an edible form that are based off of something that is really inedible and ought to not be eaten? Candy paints, candy bandages...If your child is at the age where they cannot comprehend real versus pretend things and to not touch things that aren't theirs, don't have them available. Don't leave pills lying around either - pesky calls to poison control can be avoided. For an older kid or even teen, they could (hopefully) handle eating a candied sunflower from an allnurses pill bottle without going and eating every pill in sight on the belief that they are all candy.
Still, I don't hate the idea of pill bottle candies - in the right venue, they can be cute. I wouldn't waste my money on them, but some people would enjoy them.
Of course, like I said previously, this isn't the type of thing I stress over. I do understand your opinion, even if I don't think it's as big of a deal to see a product like that.

is it in poor taste to be on a presumably "safe"/kid-friendly website such as allnurses.com with a child present? as i said, i don't have an opinion as to whether or not the item should be sold, but when it's being advertised - it's not only children who see their parents eating them that will see it.

edited to say: i since went back and read many posts of people saying this "gag gift" shouldn't be used in front of children and comparing this type of gift to a "member pop" or even vibrators. sorry, but i don't browse Media sites when my children are around. i DO think it's safe to look a nursing forum with children around - as i'm sure many others do. i'm just putting it out there - the only children seeing it aren't kids who are watching people eat the candy, but kids who are present when their parents are online.

allnurses Guide · Dec 25, 2010

I think really you have to much time on your hands heck i didn't even know they had a store. I see your point but come on. This isn't Calif. These are my thoughts use them as you wish

I fail to see what this has to do with California. :) We sell lots of weird candy here. I'll never forget the time I was reading my then 4 year old daughter a bedtime story during a storm, and she innocently said, "It looks like it's raining warheads outside".

As a baby boomer familiar with drop drills I was certainly taken aback by such a statement from my little sweetie-pie. Luckily her worldly wise 7 year old brother was able to clue me in to it's being the name of a candy. We also have tapeworms and large plastic noses that emit a green gel candy out of their nostrils. I guess that could send the wrong message to kids, huh? No that is not candy coming out of your playmate's nose!

backatit2 · Dec 25, 2010

I fail to see what this has to do with California. :) We sell lots of weird candy here. I'll never forget the time I was reading my then 4 year old daughter a bedtime story during a storm, and she innocently said, "It looks like it's raining warheads outside".
As a baby boomer familiar with drop drills I was certainly taken aback by such a statement from my little sweetie-pie. Luckily her worldly wise 7 year old brother was able to clue me in to it's being the name of a candy. We also have tapeworms and large plastic noses that emit a green gel candy out of their nostrils. I guess that could send the wrong message to kids, huh? No that is not candy coming out of your playmate's nose!

i don't see what california has to do with anything either.

but with all do respect, eating boogers (even from a playmates nose) isn't going to KILL a confused child.

cacentralvalley · Dec 25, 2010

Can't adults give adults gag gifts? Keep your meds locked up at home, explain things to your children. If its given to you, toss it out and don't show it to your kids; not everyone has kids and some people might enjoy this.

allnurses Guide · Dec 25, 2010

i don't see what california has to do with anything either.
but with all do respect, eating boogers (even from a playmates nose) isn't going to KILL a confused child.

My post to karma was responding to his because he singled out California for some reason - and I thought maybe he was under the impression we had banned certain types of candy the way some communities would like to ban toy weapons. My little joke about the snotty nose candy had nothing whatsoever to do with the allnurses pill candy and/or killing children.

WarmBlanket · Dec 25, 2010

I don't know whether to take this as a joke or take it seriously.

Of course Klone was joking ! The adult toys are kept in a box marked DO NOT TOUCH. The kids are so busy playing Lawn Darts and shooting BB guns they don't have time to get into trouble.

backatit2 · Dec 25, 2010

My post to karma was responding to his because he singled out California for some reason - and I thought maybe he was under the impression we had banned certain types of candy the way some communities would like to ban toy weapons. My little joke about the snotty nose candy had nothing whatsoever to do with the allnurses pill candy and/or killing children.

oh, okay - i apologize.