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In the "not all heros wear capes" thread there were a few funny/off the wall student visits! Put your best ones here!

I had a student tell me that her earlobes felt squishy. I told her "That's not a thing"

Another told me that it felt like all her bones were turning to mush. She seemed to walk into my office just fine. Not at all mushy.

Surprisingly, both of these were the last couple weeks of school one year ;)

Specializes in School Nurse, past Med Surge.

"My arm hurts when I do this," says the kindergartener as he squeezes his forearm. My reply, "Well then, don't do that." Then he proceeded to tell me, "Mom says I broke my funny bone & need it wrapped up or she's gonna be mad, mad." I reply, "Why didn't your mom wrap it up last night?" Blank stare. "I think you're fine. Go back to class."

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Work with some people that have said this also.

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@Winchester22: HAHAHA! Drama much? Adults are the best. I don't work with kids, but adults give me enough fun.

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Specializes in Sub-Acute, School Nursing, Dialysis.

Does anyone else get a lot of invisible "boo-boos?" A lot of children are sent to me with the smallest little scratch that you need a magnifying glass to see or there is nothing even there. And the children make the biggest deal about it too. Band aids are apparently magic! I also had a student flip out because he thought he was bleeding. Turns out it was just marker. This is all day long!

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Specializes in School Nursing, LTC, ALF.

I've had a student come in several times this year to get his ears checked because he is convinced that a spider-beetle hybrid crawled in while he was sleeping. :alien:

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Had a 3rd grader come see me because "I'm having a bit of a kidney attack" could tell me what that entailed or where his kidney was located...

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Specializes in LTC, Rehab.
I've had a student come in several times this year to get his ears checked because he is convinced that a spider-beetle hybrid crawled in while he was sleeping. :alien:

Quite interesting considering there is no such insect/arachnid, ha ha.

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Specializes in School.

Little Darling (9th grader) came in and said, "i need help with my earring. It came out." What!? I asked her why she could not put it in herself? "Oh, it's a loop that you have to insert into the other side and I can't see to do it." Yes, she did have a pass from the teacher to come to the nurse. :no:

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4th grader FF: "I feel really, really, really hot. I think I have a fever. I should go home"

me, not buying it: hmmm... I see about 3 reasons that you could be hot. Want to guess what they are?

4th:"I'm really sick"

me: let's try taking off the scarf, the winter hat, and maybe the giant hoodie? I'll take your temp just to assure you that you're okay

temp 98.1

4th stopping out: "she doesn't even know what sick looks like"

:)

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Specializes in School Nurse.

I had a student come in freaking out that the palms of her hands were "turning blue". I suggested that she wash her new denim jeans before wearing them. :up:

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Specializes in GENERAL.

:whistling:Southern Baptist Preacher's wife:

"What are you giving me in the IV bag?"

Nurse:

Well, ma'am, your K+ was low so the doctor ordered some K+ for you."

Preacher's wife:

Oh, no! I can't have that! I"m allegic to it!

Nurse to doctor:

She says she's allergic to K+

Doctor to nurse:

OK. Let's get a psych consult.

Nurse: What makes you think she needs a psych consult?

Doctor:

OK, â–² the IV K+ to PO and see how she does.

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Specializes in School Nursing, LTC, ALF.

High school student came in wanting to be excused because she bit her fingernail too short!

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