SchoolNurseTXstyle

Mom: “Unless precious has a fever, he needs to suck it up at go back to class!” 13 minutes later (secretary): mom is here to pick up precious.

YES!!! YES!!!! YES!!!!! They don't know what they don't know and that is scary. Just had a teacher give neosporin last week. I have been fighting that battle for years with no back up whatsoever so now I just document "ms. the rules don't apply to me applied neosporin to ................"

Don't you just love it when a teacher decides that that old pesky medication policy doesn't apply to them??? Especially when that poor baby has a microscopic scratch that needs neosporin immediately so it won't get infected............... C'MON NOW!!!

Who takes care of the ill / injured students when you are spending all of your days doing lice checks???

You were acting as a student advocate. You did your job!

Happy School Nurse Day to all of you!

Why do kids feel like it is absolutely necessary to change their perfectly intact band-aids, bandages during the school day????????????? C'MON NOW!!! What happens (and is bandaged) at home should stay at home.............

I was just called to the boys restroom during 1st period for some DRAMATING (drama vomit noises). There were more students in and around that area than were in class. Nobody had passes. Really??? I think a middle school kids should basically be on lockdown this time of year. Roaming the hallways only means trouble!! 21 MORE DAYS!!!! Hurry...................

It is one of my biggest pet peeves when students are showing up 10-15 minutes before I am even contractually obligated to be here!!

The school clinic is NOT for all day lollygagging around. Rest and return to class or sick enough to go home. END.OF.STORY! If you assessed him and he did not meet criteria for exclusion, he belongs in class. At that point, it is a behavior / classroom management issue which you have no control of. You did the right thing walking away. There is no fixing stupid and in the school setting, we can't even sedate it!

The 7th grade boys restroom must be looking pretty gross today!!! So many vomiters in there yet they look just fine and dandy, smell pretty good and don't so much as gag the 30-45 minutes they have each been in here with me. Hmmmmmm........................... Vomiting, schomiting!! More like spring fever mondayitis. However, I have been sending them all home with the policy about the 24 hour rule. Because, well I am in that kind of mood today. Let the parents be inconvenienced. C'MON NOW!!!

I hate to say it, but I totally agree with this!!! I have been at my campus 6 years and had a really strong, good SPED team in the beginning. They handles tiny scratches, etc. Over the years - that department has been totally replaced by the opposite. They cannot (MORE LIKE WILL NOT) handle anything. They bring me non-verbal kids and the aides aren't even able to tell me the poor child's name or why they are bringing them in. Then, they leave the non-verbal child's ipad (their only form of communication) in the classroom - like I am supposed to take one look at this kid and magically know who they are and what they need. One day, they called me on my radio demanding I come to the cafeteria (a 5 minute walk from my office) to take a kid's temp. I was in the middle of passing noon meds. Their lunch was within 4 minutes of being over AND they have to walk past my clinic to get back to their classroom.

30 minutes is too far in a true emergency. They need to suck it up and handle it!!!!

This runs rampant at my school! Of course, when you have a staff full of drama kings / queens - the students don't take long to emulate.

Seems like we need to get to work on this!!! Now, how do we "collect" the gas so we can test?????????????????????????

I have them rinse their face with cool water, saline eye wash, cool compress for eyes, hydration AND wash those hands really good to prevent pollen being rubbed into the eyes.

At 3:07 (school gets out at 3:30), I get a pass with a student. "FLU. Keeps pooping Left class 5 times." I asked the kid why 5 times "Because I had to FART and it took a while to get it out." So, I call teacher "well. I didn't want to get the flu so I thought I would make sure." My reply "good thing gas is not contagious." I know this has been a weird flu year but still, pooping is still not the predominant symptom. She is a SPED teacher, if you don't want to be exposed to germs - probably the wrong profession. C'MON NOW!!! All she had to do was ask the kid a simple question......... Instead let's make a mountain out of well a toot.

8th grader (no pass, pops head in door): My stomach hurts Me: Where are you supposed to be right now since you don't have a pass? 8th grader: I think my stomach hurts because I am hungry right now. Me: Ok, where are you supposed to be right now? 8th grader: Lunch Me: 8th grader: You are probably going to tell me to go to the cafeteria, aren't you? Me: Nods head C'MON NOW!!! 14 years old......................

The only student I go to the class to give medication to is autistic and non-verbal. His teacher or aid used to bring him to me, but he would knock things off my desk, rip things off my wall, etc so I started taking it to him. Last year, I had 28 daily meds. Thank goodness this year only about half that. Still, no way can I leave the clinic that much and travel around my huge building. I see 40-50 kids a day on top of meds.

Don't beat yourself up for being human and trying to avoid urinating on yourself!! I have had so many cutters over my middle school nurse career and rarely are they suicidal. And goodness, I get called away from the clinic every day on some "emergency" - that I cannot guarantee any one on one supervision. Sometimes, they want SPED kids to rest a while. I tell them they must have an aide with them because I just get too busy...

I am just astounded reading these posts. This is where we are???? It is sad. My 2 cents, 504 committees have to meet and agree on an accommodation plan. Why are these unreasonable expectations being placed into the 504? Just because the parents ask for it? That is not good enough answer for me!! Of course, unlicensed people don't want to be a part of this and I really don't blame them. However, my contract hours state 8:00-4:00. At my middle school, EVERY SINGLE DAY activities are going on until 5:00-9:00pm. If somebody expects a nurse after 4:00PM, they would have to pay me for those extra hours, hire somebody else, or see my *** quit and go work at wal-mart (which I am considering anyway - LOL). And that slippery slope many have mentioned...... 1st diabetics, then asthma kids, then severe allergies, then eventually - we need a nurse for any hangnail that may occur. Shaking my head!!

See, this is why I won't do it!!! Thanks for your post. Here's the deal, what would these staff members do if they worked at a bank, or a corporation , or any of the other multitude of employers that do not have an RN on staff? they would figure it out and do it on their own time.

Because B12 shots can only be done during the school day?? Gimme a break. Can't these people take care of stuff at home???

I feel your pain! I have been doing this job 12 years. I have worked both socioeconomic extremes (very low and currently very high). Both are tough in different ways. The job is getting harder. Everyone is afraid of a lawsuit. This means the teachers are afraid not to send every little complaint. Like many others have mentioned, our culture has become accustomed to instant gratification and the things that used to be normal kid symptoms (skinned knees, nosebleeds, minor tummy aches) are now medical emergencies. I am feeling very burned out myself. I am sitting on the fence about returning to a hospital or home health care. At the end of the day, it is just really hard being the only health person amongst educators.

When I arrived this morning, principal and vice principal freaking out because kid had a mild nosebleed on the bus this morning. Everything already stopped when I got here, no blood on clothing or anything so I am thinking it must not have been that bad.