Drama Momma

Specialties School

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Just had a mom, who is on my campus(HS), call me and ask me what the protocol for the elementary campus. I asked her about what she launched into her story.

Her daughter was hurt at church on Sunday (we go to church together). She said her daughter went to the school nurse and they did not look at it or do anything for her. States when she picked her up from school her daughter was crying because it hurt so bad. Her daughter is not a complainer or ff so she couldn't understand why they did not even look at it. States if they would have just called her she would have taken her to the dr. yesterday (after the attendance deadline, so she would not be absent) instead of using and whole day absence today. After talking to her SIL that is a nurse they think her knee cap is broken.

I told her I could not answer for them because I was not there. She is one of those types that likes to keep things stirred up. I will not through my co-workers under the bus. I told her I have even missed things that the student said happened at home and not even looked at it. They see 100 (+) student's a day. One student with an "old" injury on a busy Monday could slip through the cracks.

I bet my patellas were continually bruised when I was a kid from falling off my bike or tripping over my skates!! And here I am - a fully functional adult.

It's a miracle!!!

Specializes in School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg.

Aaaaaaaahhh!! So glad I'm not alone. Every Monday morning I say the same thing, "I wonder what weekend accidents I'll be treating today..."

Specializes in School Nursing.

Yep. Monday morning Urgent Care.

Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

Just getting back from break. Very. First. Thing. Staff kid comes in with a bruise on his leg from lacrosse. You picked the wrong nurse, dude. Proceeded to explain that I will tell him what I tell my players, walk it off. Then says he was goalie and it was a shot. Oh no you didn't go there! Now I get to tell him of the wild, wild east days of lacrosse when we had minimal padding and played uphill both ways. Good stuff.

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