I JUST CAN'T

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teacher: Hi, wondering if I can have about 10 qtips?

Me: can I ask why?, I kind of running low and use them to apply bacitracin...etc...(thinking if its a science experiment then okay, but...)

teacher: I need to try on different shades of lipsticks and want to be able to put it on and take off without making a mess...

me: hmmm.... I can give you like 5, again,,I'm running low in stock and we still have a few months left of school.

teacher: really, you can't give me ten? You gave the other teachers 10..

me: Umm, I didn't know it was going to be for a makeup session, really, you cant run to CVS on your lunch and get some?

teacher: I told you, Im trying on lipsticks on my lunch and don't have time....

June, June where are you?

PS: she got 5...and grumbled as she walked out...Oh grow up..

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Lord goodness!!! Love the kids, parents for the most part are good. STAFF DRIVE ME TO DRINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.

I have teachers coming in to take them all the time, to clean their ears...

I just don't say anything, I still have a huge box of them so eh.

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Specializes in School nursing.

I don't even give them to students. They will stick them too far in their ear and be right back in my office. Nope. Q-tips are mine, all mine...

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Specializes in school nursing.

She would have gotten 10.....10 reasons why I'm not giving her a single one

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

it never ceases to amaze me how our offices are viewed as CVS and people actually get MAD when we either can't or won't give them something. I had a student upset because her hair tie broke and i didn't have one to give her. She got mad at me and said she was going to tell her mom - because I didn't give her a hair tie and she can see one sitting under my computer. Uh... that one is mine. Go ahead kid, tell your Mom, I'd love to have that battle about how I am supposed to give my personal belonging (granted it's only a hair tie, but still) to you!

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
it never ceases to amaze me how our offices are viewed as CVS and people actually get MAD when we either can't or won't give them something. I had a student upset because her hair tie broke and i didn't have one to give her. She got mad at me and said she was going to tell her mom - because I didn't give her a hair tie and she can see one sitting under my computer. Uh... that one is mine. Go ahead kid, tell your Mom, I'd love to have that battle about how I am supposed to give my personal belonging (granted it's only a hair tie, but still) to you!

You should have given it to her, for she is entitled to that. Instead you made her have to go to her safe space and contemplate what made you so mean as to not meet her obviously superior needs.:sarcastic:

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Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..
I don't even give them to students. They will stick them too far in their ear and be right back in my office. Nope. Q-tips are mine, all mine...

Jen- This is one of my all-time soapbox topics!! Thank YOU!

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Specializes in school nurse.
You should have given it to her, for she is entitled to that. Instead you made her have to go to her safe space and contemplate what made you so mean as to not meet her obviously superior needs.:sarcastic:

Now you're obviously going to "loose" your license...

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Give the kid a hair tie and then mom will blame you for giving her lice!!!

One day, I had so many requests for stuff (coffee cups, creamer, hair ties, plastic baggies, super glue, cotton balls) that I finally put a sign on my front door "wal-mart closed."

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One day, I had so many requests for stuff (coffee cups, creamer, hair ties, plastic baggies, super glue, cotton balls) that I finally put a sign on my front door "wal-mart closed."

LOVE IT!

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I tell them CVS is down the block. Without smiling.

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