I'm sorry, honey. Mommy is a nurse...

How many of you nurses have told your kids this? LOL.

[NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

Stop listening in on my private conversations!!!!

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

My favorite motto.....Blood doesn't matter if there isn't any bones showin! brush it off move on!

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

My sons know this very well

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

That is definitely me!

[somo881]

you save some money too :)

[dansamy]

I tell my kids not to bother me unless it's a LOT of blood, you can see the bone OR somebody isn't breathing.

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[prmenrs, RN]

Single mother + special needs kid. Sometimes, I had to decide whether to be the nurse or the mother. Since I was the only person who could be the mom, I often chose mom. I did put on my 'nurse' when dealing w/docs, etc., but I tried to focus on him when he needed me.

[anotherone, BSN, RN]

Aren't any if you the opposite? Every ache might be an osteosarcoma? back pain some spinal abcess? I see more pts who ignored tiny stuff and it was actually the start of something huge than the opposite

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

Aren't any if you the opposite? Every ache might be an osteosarcoma? back pain some spinal abcess? I see more pts who ignored tiny stuff and it was actually the start of something huge than the opposite

Were I a parent I would probably be a little like this... especially working in pediatric oncology where I've seen things as simple as a limp really be leukemia.

[Mandychelle79, ASN, RN]

Last night my son "popped" his knee at football. I came home, looked at it, ROM on it ( some pain), swelling. So we medicated, rested. This morning I was debating whether to take him or not... We ended up going when I noticed how much of an issue he was having... Sprained knee ( which was what I thought), most likely the MCL.

[MommyandRN]

I'm actually the opposite. I am sometimes paranoid and worry too much that it's leukemia, food allergy etc. Or just I know they could use some antibiotics so I bring them when I know they need them... not on death's door, no, but just aware they need antibiotics.