I need to do a mini rant

RNlove17 · Nov 22, 2013

lol i swear this has just been a bad week, I don't usually have so many issues.

So every year the kids with IEPs have to have a re-eval. part of that is having a current physical. Well a couple weeks ago one of the pyshcologists emailed me saying that one students date had been moved up and they needed it sooner. Ok no problem. We do physicals on Wednesdays in our office. Well that next weds we were SWAMPED with sports kids... i've been clearing kids for sports all month. We usually do about 4-5 physicals afterschool those days, that day we had 24! I've seriously had to medically clear hundreds of kids the past few weeks so I really have been preoccupied with that.

Then the following weds she was in OSS (out of school suspension-they actually come to a tutoring center for the first 3 periods though and then go home) and i didn't think I could pull her from there (i've since found out we can.) I called her dr office that day and they said she'd had a physical in July and would fax it but it would take several days for the nurse to write up the appraisal...ok then. Never got anything. And won't lie, then I forgot about the girl. Well this Wednesday afternoon, the psychologist calls and asks about it... OOPS. She is kinda short on the phone like, well the CSE meeting is next week and we need it. I call the dr office back, get the same story. I asked for the copy of their physical by EOB Friday (today) and they were like well it might be hard but we'll try. Talked with the district NP and also scheduled a physical for this girl today, she's in OSS. Well of COURSE the girl didn't show up to school today! Can't exactly do a physical on a student who isn't here. Ugh.

I feel bad because I did drop the ball a little on this, I should have had this done sooner. But I'm also annoyed because I know I will get crap for not having it done...but how is it my fault this kid doesn't come to school today?? I'm gonna call the dr office back later today, and the NP said we'll try to set something up for Monday on her. This is driving me NUTS! I will feel bad though if I hold up the CSE meeting though because of the physical.