Older Littles

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So I've been at this for all of 3 wks. Some days are better than other, but that's any job. What I'm having a difficult time with right now is the bigger littles.

Give me a sick kid and I'll nurse away but the ones that aren't really sick throw me. We are benchmarking and I've have 3 so far today that come with tummy ache/vomiting? (Though they haven't vomited in clinic and otherwise seem fine, bored even:facepalm:)

How do you guys deal with these types of students? I let them rest, water, bathroom if needed. If they seem real stubborn I call parents. Most of the time they parents will tell me to send them back to class and I try but then I get the theatrics, tears, etc.

Totally at a loss. Feel like a pansy pushover.

(not wearing pink) :o

Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..

That is a very very normal feeling at this point in this new game. You will soon figure out how to navigate parents and their little snowflakes. Hang close with us, we got your back.

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Specializes in School nursing.
That is a very very normal feeling at this point in this new game. You will soon figure out how to navigate parents and their little snowflakes. Hang close with us, we got your back.

Exactly! And you get a feel for the parents that are great support. We may talk more about the ones that aren't, but a lot more are and I have build some great tough love student relationships that parents appreciate and fully support.

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After the routine questioning: Did you eat breakfast? Did you eat lunch? Did you poop today? Does mom know how you feel? What does she say? If she said go to school you're fine, and there was no vomit then its 10 minutes on a cot, a peppermint and back to class.

Crackers, water, mint and rest are my go-to fixes.

I only do phone calls for the ugly stuff, like vomit. :barf02:

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Thanks for the support guys. Stocking up on saltines, peppermint, and practicing my boss voice. God knows I didn't use it at bedside with all our customer service pep talks/surveys.

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I know I kind of wanna throw that speech out too but I'm just afraid I'll get a mad parent call/complaint the next day about how I didn't allow student to call parent or didn't hear out their complaints "They could've been VERY ill" etc.

Then you reply, I assesed them and there was no fever, etc.

Hold your ground, Nurse.

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Specializes in school nursing.

Trust your assessment skills and nurse instinct!!

99% of the time, these kids will not come return to the office once you send them back to class.

The 1% that does, either needs a little extra love and attention that day, or has just thrown up in the middle of class :barf02:

It'll happen, because we can't see the future. And you can't beat yourself up if it does; they were going to throw up whether you sent them back to class, they were in your office, or in the car ride home.

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To top yesterday off, 20 mins to the dismissal bell-teacher falls...broken hip. :eek:

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.
:wideyed: ouch!! That's a less than stellar way to end your day. Hoping for a speedy recovery for that teacher. many years in ortho tells me that a fx hip can be a long haul
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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
To top yesterday off, 20 mins to the dismissal bell-teacher falls...broken hip. :eek:

Gravity sucks.;) Hope they recover quickly. Did your xray vision work?

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Gravity sucks.;) Hope they recover quickly. Did your xray vision work?

I'm waiting for my X-ray glasses, 2 day Prime shipping-en route. :roflmao:

Teacher couldn't straighten leg or move it really. Off to the hospital you go!

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