Did I Just Roll My Eyes Out Loud?

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I was met this morning on the way to my office by a student saying, "They need you at your office, some one is hurt." Okay.....

I round the corner and there sits one of my biggest SNOWFLAKES with an aide at his side. As soon as she looks at me I mouth, "Really!?" and I do believe I rolled my eyes. She just shook her head and said yes. I'm so glad he had his eyes closed. Long story short, mom was here by 815 to pu Snowflake.

6 more days people, 6 more days!!!! Can we keep it together? Especially for the next 2 days, since they are my daughters last 2 days.

:yes:

I have the eyeroll out loud look on a good day. I am pretty sure it is coming out all the time now. I really am trying to control it. Really!

I know everyone is having problems this close to the end of the year. We are almost there.

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Specializes in Telemetry, Gastroenterology, School Nrs.
This is something I've never been able to prevent from getting under my skin; from kids and adults but mostly adults. Do you really think I would walk into my office and not realize someone is in there if you hadn't told me????? My favorite is, "You have a customer!" I think when I've decided on my last year of school nursing I'm gonna hit everyone who says that to me in the face with a shovel.

THIS! Exactly this. Makes me crazy, every single time.

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Specializes in NCSN.

Every time another staff member comes by my office in the afternoon, they are always SHOCKED at how many students I have. Even when it's the same staff member.

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Specializes in Sub-Acute, School Nursing, Dialysis.
Every time another staff member comes by my office in the afternoon, they are always SHOCKED at how many students I have. Even when it's the same staff member.

Yes!!! I get this too!!! The teachers use my bathroom. Well, the ones on the first floor do. And sometimes when they come out, my room is filled with more students than when they came in.

My patience is just wearing thin. I'm going to blame this on postpartum hormones! I don't remember feeling this way last year at this time. Last year, I was exhausted and had a lot of morning sickness.

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Every time another staff member comes by my office in the afternoon, they are always SHOCKED at how many students I have. Even when it's the same staff member.

Or the opposite... "There's no kids in here! Must be nice to not have anything to do!"

I had an asst superintendent once who was consistently condescending (and frequently made sexist comments as well). He popped his head in my (empty) office one day and said "what are we even paying you for?" and I told him that an empty office is a sign that I am doing my job very well.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
Yes!!! I get this too!!! The teachers use my bathroom. Well, the ones on the first floor do. And sometimes when they come out, my room is filled with more students than when they came in.

My patience is just wearing thin. I'm going to blame this on postpartum hormones! I don't remember feeling this way last year at this time. Last year, I was exhausted and had a lot of morning sickness.

It's hormones alright...but not yours!! The final dismissal for the school year will fix all that.

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Specializes in School nurse.

So today I had a student vomit all over the hallway and the teacher that witnessed it got mad that I didn't come running. Did I mention that no one called me? My magic 8 ball must be broke. Then she was mad that I made the student walk to my office (30 feet). I swear I could see through the back of my head with the eye roll I gave her.

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Specializes in School Nurse, past Med Surge.

I'm dealing with pertussis, health departments, epidemiologists & notification letters. I just want these people out of my building! Six more days.

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Specializes in School nursing.
So today I had a student vomit all over the hallway and the teacher that witnessed it got mad that I didn't come running. Did I mention that no one called me? My magic 8 ball must be broke. Then she was mad that I made the student walk to my office (30 feet). I swear I could see through the back of my head with the eye roll I gave her.

I wonder what magic vomit power some people must think we have. Like my running to immediately hold a kid's hair back must happen, right now, or doom will happen.

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

Ugh. I saw 47 kids yesterday during field day. 3 of them sick visits, all the rest were "injuries". (There were actually more, a volunteer ended up band-aiding a couple of kids while I was tending to my head lac kid)

The sad thing is...This is how many I see on a daily basis. That is ridiculous. It goes to show that the majority of my daily visits are snowFAKErs. And I plan on saying something to that extent in my classroom speech next year. ONE. MORE. DAY.

I also hate when they say "you've got a kid waiting for you." Well duh. What is even more annoying is when they've already "assessed" the kid and determined they need to go home, called home and not even tell me.

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Specializes in med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU.
Every time another staff member comes by my office in the afternoon, they are always SHOCKED at how many students I have. Even when it's the same staff member.

You gotta love that. "Wow, you're BUSY!!"

NO! REALLY?! Thank you for telling me there are so many kids in here. I truly hadn't noticed.

There wouldn't BE so many kids in here if staff members like YOU didn't send them for every single hiccup! (That's not just a figure of speech, by the way. I actually had a child in here for hiccups yesterday)

I do try to be understanding. I know that it only takes one angry phone call from a parent, demanding to know why their precious snowflake wasn't sent to the nurse for his life threatening splinter, to scare a teacher into sending kids for every little thing. But honestly... c'mon, man!

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Specializes in School Nurse.
snowFAKErs. .

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

My new favorite word.

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