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Student in our school had several seizures this morning, ended up needing Diastat and even then took 10 minutes for seizure to fully stop. EMS took her to ER which happens to be right next door to our school. Mom just called and says "ER just discharged her, can I drop her off for the last 3 hours of school"?!? ?

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

?‍♀️ i just can't

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Specializes in School Nursing, Pediatrics.

WOW!

But you know what?? It doesn't surprise me anymore! Parents are crazy! Anything to ditch their kids!

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Specializes in school nursing/ maternal/child hospital based.

Every day I think I wont be more surprised by what goes on...NOPE Im constantly shocked and saying bad words in my head!!!!!!

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

Sounds like the sweet thang would've been better off at school than with the ding-dong of a parent.

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Specializes in school nurse.

Imagine if the kiddo was enrolled in after-school/extended day as well.

Any hoo, what was your response?

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Explained why she needed "rest" and supervision after a large load of rectal valium and back to back seizures...mom was like "ok, figured I would ask anyway"...

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2 hours ago, MHDNURSE said:

Explained why she needed "rest" and supervision after a large load of rectal valium and back to back seizures...mom was like "ok, figured I would ask anyway"...

OY.

And nice response. Great rationale. Mine would have been H-E-doublehockeysticks no and THEN the rationale.

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2 hours ago, MHDNURSE said:

Explained why she needed "rest" and supervision after a large load of rectal valium and back to back seizures...mom was like "ok, figured I would ask anyway"...

Single parent with few resources, maybe?

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Specializes in Pediatrics.
On 10/22/2019 at 11:58 AM, MHDNURSE said:

Student in our school had several seizures this morning, ended up needing Diastat and even then took 10 minutes for seizure to fully stop. EMS took her to ER which happens to be right next door to our school. Mom just called and says "ER just discharged her, can I drop her off for the last 3 hours of school"?!? ?

I have a stupid question. I'm familiar with rectal Diastat. However, I've never given it. Do you use lubricant before administering?

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12 minutes ago, KH_RN6 said:

I have a stupid question. I'm familiar with rectal Diastat. However, I've never given it. Do you use lubricant before administering?

Not a stupid question, but there should be packets of lubricant in the kit with the syringes.

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