We have a 14 year old student with encopresis who is non-compliant with his bowel regimen and is frequently incontinent of feces.
Yesterday a teacher put her hand in some left-behind poo on a chair that this student sat in earlier in the day.
My junior high (I work HS but cover for jr high) principal wants this blood borne pathogen exposure testing pursed to the fullest extent. And was ready to have the students parents fill out permission slips for blood work (for the student) and full testing for the teacher.
The teacher is kind of meh about the whole thing other than being grossed out.
I couldn't talk the principal off the ledge of blood borne pathogen abyss, so I passed it on to Workplace Health. I was not aware that my school district has a contract with a Workplace Health department, but now I do!! I called a very nice nurse there and we had a good chuckle over my situation, she said "Let's take you out of the middle of this and have the teacher seen, then the doctor and the teacher can determine what testing (if any) needs to be done."
The principal did not look convinced that we didn't need to break out the haz-mat suits, but she is OK with the path we are taking as of right now.
It's all fun and games until someone touches the poo.
Anybody else remember that skinny hyperkinetic female gym exerciser from TV infomercials early 1990s with the spikey haircut? She used to run & jump around yelling "STOP THE INSANITY" as she kinda tugged her hair.
Anybody else remember that skinny hyperkinetic female gym exerciser from TV infomercials early 1990s with the spikey haircut? She used to run & jump around yelling "STOP THE INSANITY" as she kinda tugged her hair.
Farawyn: THIS is why I couldn't be a school nurse!! Not because a student poo'd in a chair- but because an adult is freaking out about it!! I'd probably chase him around with some on my finger (gloved, of course!!)
Farawyn: THIS is why I couldn't be a school nurse!! Not because a student poo'd in a chair- but because an adult is freaking out about it!! I'd probably chase him around with some on my finger (gloved, of course!!)
Aren't we in the minion entourage together?? You can watch for free!!
And let me take this opportunity to say you definitely do NOT have mental issues...
Some people don't care to hear your honesty. Doesn't make it any less the truth, though. Just let that very small group stroke each other's egos all the way down into the ditch.
Aren't we in the minion entourage together?? You can watch for free!!
And let me take this opportunity to say you definitely do NOT have mental issues...
Some people don't care to hear your honesty. Doesn't make it any less the truth, though. Just let that very small group stroke each other's egos all the way down into the ditch.
Aren't we in the minion entourage together?? You can watch for free!!
And let me take this opportunity to say you definitely do NOT have mental issues...
Some people don't care to hear your honesty. Doesn't make it any less the truth, though. Just let that very small group stroke each other's egos all the way down into the ditch.
I appreciate your humor & honesty!
Yea, I have to tell Jensmom to stop giving me the heads' up to those threads.
Once I see it, I'm in the abyss with the rest of you all.
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When.will.the.insanity. End???????????????????????????