Go to the nurse.

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So I've noticed a lot of students coming to me for things that are somewhat unnecessary. When asked about a situation, I'll ask "Did your tell your teacher?" student : "yes." me: "what did they say?" Student: "Go to the nurse."

What do you consider reasons to NOT come to the nurse?

Don't forget the ever popular, "I stepped in dog poop."

I drew a hard line on this one when a teacher walked in a kid who stepped in dog poop at the busstop. NOPE! Not a medical concern. You can use my sink to clean it yourself. Here's some gloves. (kid was in 5th grade, plenty old enough to do it himself)

I once had a teacher ask me to talk to a student about masturbating in class. Again, I said "Not a medical problem"

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Specializes in School nursing.
Injury of over 48 hours (does not need ice); illness of five days' duration or more; "I need lotion"; scratch of three days' duration (doesn't need a band aid)....and clothing. I used to have pants for girls who had accidents during their periods and somehow I became the clothing closet for all of dress code noncompliance.....

YES and YES. I am now the keeper of the uniform closet. And all of the non compliant uniform students are sent to me. And if everyone goes through the uniform closet, they never fold anything, and I have to sort it because when I do need clothing for say a period-related issue, I need to be able to sort through it easily.

Clearly I have too much to say on that issue ;).

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

i need my earring fixed

i need my ponytail fixed

my leg hurts because i bumped it 5 days ago

i've had a cold for a week

1've had a headache for 30 seconds

my throat is dry (but i'd never come up with having a drink all on my own)

i have gas

i have hiccups

my clothes are in violation of the policy and YOU need to call home for me. (Nope - You need to call home - here's my phone, dial 9 for an outside line)

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My shoelaces are in knots (always a favorite)

My tooth is loose

My brother/sister/3rd cousin twice removed is sick, so I am too

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Body odor. Always body odor.

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Body odor. Always body odor.

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i need my earring fixed

i need my ponytail fixed

my leg hurts because i bumped it 5 days ago

i've had a cold for a week

1've had a headache for 30 seconds

my throat is dry (but i'd never come up with having a drink all on my own)

i have gas

i have hiccups

my clothes are in violation of the policy and YOU need to call home for me. (Nope - You need to call home - here's my phone, dial 9 for an outside line)

AH yes, the bump that happened days ago but barely started hurting now!

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.
My shoelaces are in knots (always a favorite)

My tooth is loose

My brother/sister/3rd cousin twice removed is sick, so I am too

Yes! i always love how the mild stomach virus that Uncle Fred (who lives in Sweden, but Skyped with the kids last week) is somehow traveling faster than the black plague. The upset stomach that you have has NOTHING to do with the fact that it's math and you haven't turned in homework in 2 weeks.

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.
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I got some mini-deodorants from the PTSA (BLESS THEM), I have soap and water, and hand sanitizer. The alcohol in the hand sanitizer apparently doubles as an odor remover.

But when they're sent for imaginary odor that I can't smell??? Nothing. I chat with the teacher. Because...I can't smell them, and if you can then it's a call to parent. But no way I'm ever going to tell a student a teacher thinks they smell bad!

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Specializes in school nursing/ maternal/child hospital based.

All of the above and then some...

3rd grader wore tap shoes to school, can down when the day was half over because her feet hurt and she needed different shoes. UMMMM the teacher just now figured out she wore tap shoes to school???

6th grader, sent to me 5 minutes before dismissal bell with a pinpoint spot of ink on her sleeve, she wanted me to "fix it" Seriously thought I was getting punked by a teacher. When I told her to show her mother after school, she looked at me like I have lost my mind!!!

MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE is the ice packs... for minor bumps without obvious injury at all, or injury that occurred 2 weeks ago- no MD eval, no ice at home BUT suddenly need it at school. I can see with the littles, but this is for 12 -14 year olds.

Seems like every day there are more visits that dont need to happen than ones that really do. I want to cry most days!!!!!!

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Specializes in School health, pediatrics.

"I need to call my mom for x" X has been anything from tums to advil to pants to the cancelled track meet. Most of these kids have cell phones in their hand when they get here.

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K-5, stomach ache just before, during, or just after lunch. (Eat lunch, digest, use the restroom.)

Earrings need to be taken out.

Teacher wants you to call my mom and let her know I'm acting crazy, and see if I took my med this morning.

Headache at 2:55 (parent picking up at 3:06).

Loose tooth hurts.

Shoes smell.

Armpits smell.

Clothes smell.

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