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

brillohead, ADN, RN · Apr 12, 2014

I'd pay to hear him say that

His mom's a redhead... there's not much this kid hasn't heard and won't repeat!

DemonWings · Apr 12, 2014

My daughters kindergarten teacher asked me if I was a nurse because she told her whole class that mommy's new baby is going to be a boy, and they can tell because he doesn't have a uterus. We didn't have the actual "boys have different parts" talk until he was actually born, she was SHOCKED to say the least. Does dad have one of those things? Does papa?

uRNmyway, ASN, RN · Apr 12, 2014

I'm about halfway. I don't panic for most things, but the one thing that will give me chest pains every time is falls, when she looks at me and tells me her head or back hurt. All I can think of is TBI or SCI and I just panic on the inside.

sissiesmama, ASN, RN · Apr 12, 2014

My 16 yr old stepson has had double trouble since his dad and I got married 10 yrs ago - we have had full custody of him both of us are RNs. His dad is a little more of a pushover than I am, so he likes to tell Dad instead of me if he has a choice. Lol!

Anne, RNC

Cora_Ann · May 4, 2014

As a former daycare worker and teachers aid for 1st-2nd parents who push their children to go to school while they don't feel well are hated. And making a child run on a broken hip is border line child abuse IMO. I was injured in a horse back riding accident and luckily my mother made me go to the Dr. to get my hip x-rayed and it was chipped, so I rested it and gee didn't spend a whole summer in pt.

Cora_Ann · May 4, 2014

Also keep in mind your kids will take care of you when your old, if you're in pain/ill do you want them brushing it off and saying "oh mom get over it?" What if you fall when you' re in your 80's-90's do you want them saying "psh you're fine"

MomRN0913 · May 4, 2014

It's bad, but my 6 year old is a sensitive one. Littlest scratch and it's " mommy I'm bleeding, I'm bleeding!" I kiss it and tell her to shake it off:)

She visits the school nurse about 4 times a week for a band aid or an ice pack, and rarely do I ever get a call that she is sick. The school nurse knows I'm a nurse and only reserves phone calls when she thinks she really is sick. Or DD requests a call, and even then , the nurse will tell me if I really need to come or not.

But yes, when she gets a tiny little scratch, I say " did your arm fall off?" And if she says no, I tell her is ok.

and yup, she probably will throw it in my face when I'm old and she needs to care for me:)

NurseGirl525, ASN, RN · May 4, 2014

I'm not even a nurse yet and I ask these three questions: Are you bleeding, Do you have all of your body parts, or is someone dead? Because if none of those things are occurring I don't want to hear about it. I do take his sore throats easily though because he has massive tonsils that get infected easily. So I will always do a trip to the doc for that. He is going to have to have them removed soon. But we only go to the doc maybe 3 times in a year.

Cora_Ann · May 4, 2014

I'm not even a nurse yet and I ask these three questions: Are you bleeding, Do you have all of your body parts, or is someone dead? Because if none of those things are occurring I don't want to hear about it. I do take his sore throats easily though because he has massive tonsils that get infected easily. So I will always do a trip to the doc for that. He is going to have to have them removed soon. But we only go to the doc maybe 3 times in a year.

So does a broken bone or a concussion count? Will it be ok if all your symptoms are ignored unless the someone decides you aren't exaggerating

AmyRN303, BSN, RN · May 4, 2014

So does a broken bone or a concussion count? Will it be ok if all your symptoms are ignored unless the someone decides you aren't exaggerating

Again, (thought said this in reference to care plans before) it's always driven by assessment. If my kid potentially broke a bone or had a concussion (both injuries they have sustained) of course I would seek treatment. My son's broken arm needed emergency treatment. My daughter's bonked head? Watch and see approach. Nothing i couldn't monitor at home....i called the office and told them what I'd be watching for and they agreed with me. Not sure what you mean by ignoring them unless someone decides they're not exaggerating.

Cora_Ann · May 4, 2014

Again, (thought said this in reference to care plans before) it's always driven by assessment. If my kid potentially broke a bone or had a concussion (both injuries they have sustained) of course I would seek treatment. My son's broken arm needed emergency treatment. My daughter's bonked head? Watch and see approach. Nothing i couldn't monitor at home....i called the office and told them what I'd be watching for and they agreed with me. Not sure what you mean by ignoring them unless someone decides they're not exaggerating.
Lets say down the road you trip and fall & you tell your kids "you know my hip really hurts still" and they tell you that you are fine and to get over it. Which if my parents had ignored my illnesses I would have this response.

brillohead, ADN, RN · May 4, 2014

I think SOMEbody needs to swallow a huge old CHILL PILL...