Specialties School
Published Feb 20, 2020
How long do you give parents to pick-up their sick kiddo? I am going on one hour with a student with terrible diarrhea. I've called Mom and Dad. Mom said she would be an hour and a half. No. Dad told me 40 minutes. No.
SchoolNurseK, BSN, RN
141 Posts
44 minutes ago, Mavnurse17 said:We're at an advantage here, working with the older kiddos. Most of the time when I'm sending a kid home I have them make the call from their phone and then I'll hop on the line and talk to the parent. 15 minutes of trying to find a phone number that will answer from my office phone, but parent will pick up immediately for the child's number ?
We're at an advantage here, working with the older kiddos. Most of the time when I'm sending a kid home I have them make the call from their phone and then I'll hop on the line and talk to the parent. 15 minutes of trying to find a phone number that will answer from my office phone, but parent will pick up immediately for the child's number ?
I do this as a last resort. We've been having issues with students texting their parents that they are sick and then they don't even run through the clinic.
Mavnurse17, BSN, RN
165 Posts
21 minutes ago, SchoolNurseK said:We've been having issues with students texting their parents that they are sick and then they don't even run through the clinic.
We've been having issues with students texting their parents that they are sick and then they don't even run through the clinic.
I have soooo many kids that do this. They'll pop in and say "my mom's coming to get me... she told me to wait here." I tell them mama is more than welcome to come sign you out for the day, but it's not an excused absence through the clinic.
1 minute ago, Mavnurse17 said:I have soooo many kids that do this. They'll pop in and say "my mom's coming to get me... she told me to wait here." I tell them mama is more than welcome to come sign you out for the day, but it's not an excused absence through the clinic.
I have soooo many kids that do this. They'll pop in and say "my mom's coming to get me... she told me to wait here." I tell them mama is more than welcome to come sign you out for the day, but it's not an excused absence through the clinic.
Ooooo that is a good answer! I am totally going to do this now!
SaltineQueen
913 Posts
3 hours ago, SchoolNurseK said:How long do you give parents to pick-up their sick kiddo? I am going on one hour with a student with terrible diarrhea. I've called Mom and Dad. Mom said she would be an hour and a half. No. Dad told me 40 minutes. No.
Do you have much of a choice? I've had a couple times where it's been a couple of hours. I call all contacts and hope for the best but sometimes it is a problem.
2 hours ago, SchoolNurseK said:I do understand that some parents are coming from very far away or sometimes there are circumstances that necessitate me keeping the child in the clinic longer, but I feel like this family was just not making it a priority. I know the parent was coming from 15 minutes away...I think that is what irritates me the most.
I do understand that some parents are coming from very far away or sometimes there are circumstances that necessitate me keeping the child in the clinic longer, but I feel like this family was just not making it a priority. I know the parent was coming from 15 minutes away...I think that is what irritates me the most.
OK... That would annoy me.
CanIcallmymom, BSN, RN
397 Posts
2 hours ago, Mavnurse17 said:I have soooo many kids that do this. They'll pop in and say "my mom's coming to get me... she told me to wait here." I tell them mama is more than welcome to come sign you out for the day, but it's not an excused absence through the clinic.
Yes, same here! Pet PEEEEEVE.
The only ones I ever allow to wait in here after they called their mom without seeing me first are the ones that have bled through their pants. Or if they're obvious ill, I suppose I would too. But in the general sense, I totally agree--that's a big NOPE!
tining, BSN, RN
1,071 Posts
I just told a parent:
You are more than ok to pick up your child, however I am not sending them home sick. Child has congestion and headache, no fever. Mom continues to question, you wouldn't send home for a headache? A headache with fever - yes, no fever - no. So I can't pick her up? . . . and repeat x 4.
I need a recorder or a parrot. ♻️
AutumnDraidean
126 Posts
I reserve a special place in hell for employers that do not allow cell phones to be carried and will not answer the company phone. Ok, I get the not carrying the cell phones, but when the second is true as well, Memo to wearhouse, there is something called a portable phone, foremen should carry one if you are too cheap to hire a receptionist!
Flare, ASN, BSN
4,431 Posts
50 minutes ago, Mavnurse17 said:I have soooo many kids that do this. They'll pop in and say "my mom's coming to get me... she told me to wait here." I tell them mama is more than welcome to come sign you out for the day, but it's not an excused absence through the clinic.
Unless they're legit sick, I won't usually even let them wait here. If they didn't feel they needed me for the call home, then they are fine to wait in class. Also, I don't generally excuse these kids either. I also don't excuse the kids that came in knowing they were sick only to beeline here to get sent home "excused"
I strongly dislike the "Straight off the Bus" visits. No, go have breakfast and settle into class, then we'll talk. In winter country with them all bundled up and riding in a heated bus they probably are overheated and motion sick and if I did take their temps it be in the 99 range.
NutmeggeRN, BSN
2 Articles; 4,624 Posts
16 hours ago, tining said:I need a recorder or a parrot. ♻️
Get the parrot, totally!!!
2BS Nurse, BSN
700 Posts
21 hours ago, CanIcallmymom said:Yes, I do this more often than not nowadays.
Yes, I do this more often than not nowadays.
Just sanitize that phone first!!! ?