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Last week I received notes from all the second graders - which were quite funny. One student told me I have good manners. Maybe it will rub off on some of them:)

I had a K student swallow her mom's ring yesterday. Mom picked her up and took her to get x-rayed. Come to find out the ring was in the child's jacket pocket.

I have a 5th grader that takes 1 to 1 1/2 hours to get up and then it goes high.

I started my day jumping off a parents car and then came in to the office staff frantic b/c I had 6 kids waiting on me.

I usually talk to the teacher first and write it on the clinic form that goes home. I also get the counselors involved to help see what all is going on.

Great question. Consistently firm! I set many boundries. The ones I feel like I am overly firm with are the ones who come back and give me hugs, draw pictures and leave me notes. I am learning how many kids need the firmness with a little love. A fourth grader who I have battled with for two years now comes in and uses his inhaler and will talk respectfully to me - we can have "grown up" conversation.

I have a drawer full of lice in the clinic that I hand out whenever I am bored:)

Thanks everyone!

Good morning! Have any of you taken CEU's for school nurses? Where did you find them? The children's hospital will offer some but they are usually during the school day.

2nd grade girl: My lip hurts.” (Small mark. No bleeding.) Me: Why does it hurt?” Girl: Well, my eraser wasn't working on my pencil so I took it off. Then I forgot and I scraped my lip with the metal on the pencil.” Me: I gave her ice to put on her lip. Girl: Do you want me to stay in here for awhile?” Me: No, I think you are fine.”

A student knocked on the clinic door at 8:20. When I opened the door and saw who it was I said, "School just started and you are fine. Go back to class." Her response - "I just came to give you a valentine."... Oops.

1st grade boy: "why are there no kids in here?" Me: "I am being mean so no one will want to come see me." boy: "You can't be mean, your name is Joy."

Ga - $19,000 for 30 hours/week. Benefits and same schedule as kids makes it worth it.

The counselors and administration have been working on all the situations with this family.

This week I dealt with something that never crossed my mind I would see...roaches in a child's ears! This kid came in with severe ear pain and all I could see was black in his ears and as I looked closer I could see parts of the roach. He came in a couple weeks ago with clothes and backpack infested with roaches.