How to handle 'frequent flyer's'

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So I have been doing fill in work for a preschool/kindergarten and there are some students who come in regularly to the health room either for the attention or they are trying to avoid a class like reading class. I take their temperature and look them over and they are almost always fine but you don't want to do the 'cry wolf' thing and send them back if they are actually sick. My question is how do other school nurses handle frequent flyers?

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I boot 'em back. You did your assessment and they are fine, right? Back to class you go.

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No temp? No vomiting? Not on fire? No red throat? They can go back to class. Technically a student can still have a head cold and be at school.

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Once they make the "platinum" level of frequent flier club, I call the parent every time they come in, regardless of the reason, and ask them what they want to do about it. You're gonna make little progress with the teacher. If she/he was concerned about it the kid wouldn't be a frequent flier.

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On occasion I will print out a report of visits. Both for the teacher and parent. Often they are :eek: at how many there are.

It keeps things quiet for a while.

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Do you document time in and out? Amazing how much lost academic time adds up, which is what educators and parents are interested in.

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Do you document time in and out? Amazing how much lost academic time adds up, which is what educators and parents are interested in.

Absolutely! That also helps in identifying time lost when getting from point A to point B. The 25 minutes it may take to get from my office back to science, which in reality should only take 1 minute...

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Absolutely! That also helps in identifying time lost when getting from point A to point B. The 25 minutes it may take to get from my office back to science, which in reality should only take 1 minute...

I've had students who like to dilly dally on the way back to class (we all have). If it is a known offender, I will call ahead to the classroom for them to check the time on the pass. From there it is a disciplinary issue.

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I've had students who like to dilly dally on the way back to class (we all have). If it is a known offender, I will call ahead to the classroom for them to check the time on the pass. From there it is a disciplinary issue.

I have some lolly gaggers. Dilly dallying must be a Midwest thing.

In Brooklyn they have foosterers.

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I'm seeing the same girl everyday at the same time! Always the same complaint. Sorry but no fever, no puke, no bones poking through the skin...you must go to the classroom and read while the rest of your class in in the gym for recess! If she would just do her class work and stay out of trouble she could go play with the rest, I refuse to allow this behavior to hang out in the clinic.

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I have some lolly gaggers. Dilly dallying must be a Midwest thing.

In Brooklyn they have foosterers.

I've heard the term "lolly gagger" but not "foosterers"

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I've heard the term "lolly gagger" but not "foosterers"

FarMom thing.:sarcastic:

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