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I know exactly how you feel. I did bedside nursing for 10 years and was so burned out that I HAD to make a change. There is a pay difference but for my sanity it was definitely worth it.

I have a 3rd grade little girl that smells like urine. I have given a change of clothes twice this week and had her wipe down in the bathroom. She lives with her father and he doesn't seem to be very hygienic either. This child smells so bad that it is affecting the class room learning environment. I've talked to her about what is causing this to happen and she says that she wets the bed almost every night and they don't have a way to wash clothes. I have to talk to this dad but i'm not sure of how to say it. Anyone had to address this with a parent before? Apparently the father leaves for work daily before the child gets up and dressed for school and her older brother sends her to school with dirty and smelly clothes.

I get this at least once a week. Geesh....

This is also our district policy.

I thought I was the only one with this issue.

Doctor ordered milk and molasses enemas all around.

"I'm going to die"

Obviously, not a real nurse because what she hears wouldn't be funny.

Post-op patient with a penile implant. "I can't wait to pump it up"

The nurse on the show "House" Oh wait... there were no nurses on this show because the doctors did everything.... Right

New week. Bring it on.

"You don't build a house without it's foundation, you don't build a hospital without it's nurses"

Patient is being seen for knee pain. Patient "Well, is there anything that I can do to decrease the pain at home?" Doctor "Yeah, lose 100 lbs"

Nope. If the student would have returned to the clinic again that afternoon I probably would have called but otherwise no.

Yeah.... I feel your pain. I contribute to every occasion as well and rarely get to participate in the parties or celebrations but....... they do celebrate nurses day every year.

Every time you hear the comment "It hurts really, really bad"

I have no clue what that is.

Thank you for all your input and advice on this matter, I am truly grateful. This nurse is seriously experiencing mental issues... So after a relaxing spring break, I approached this nurse in a non-confrontational and very polite way (with a non-partial witness) and asked her about the comment made about her son's visit to my clinic. She said, "I don't have any issues with my child's treatment by you. I have no idea what your talking about." I was like... oh, okay it was brought up that you had concerns about his treatment and I wanted to talk to you about these concerns and clear up any misunderstandings. Thinking maybe the teacher (that originally told me about this) was playing a sick joke on me or seriously confused, I told her what she said. The teacher showed me the email and there is no mistaking her accusations about me to the people listed to receive that message. (I asked her to forward to email to me but she wouldn't because she didn't want to be accused of sharing any information behind the parents back) I will let it go at this point because bringing this up again seems confrontational and won't solve anything. So anyways..... as a school nurse colleague she has burned any bridges with me. Although, I do hope she seeks treatment for any deep emotional problems that she is experiencing, I will not be put in any situations where she will be able to repeat this attack on me without a witness present. I told each teacher to follow her wishes in the email and contact her with ANY medical issues from this point on.

No. With no S/S of distress I would have called the parents. Principal overreacted by calling an ambulance. Who traveled with the student in the ambulance? If the parent was notified and came to the school they could have refused treatment and transport to hospital. The ambulance driver had to treat the situation as an emergency and calling CPS would have been required if the child is being transported to hospital for drug related issue and the student is considered vulnerable and underage.

I have also had to perform CPR on a toddler in a home situation. This was a fire and the baby wasn't breathing once he was rescued from the house. Auto pilot also took over for me... It was like an out of body experience. After what seemed like forever and many compressions and breaths he finally gasped for air. He stayed in the hospital for a long while but made a full recovery.

I once had a kid sent to me for "Butt itches" I about fell out of my seat.

This is some really good advice......

Sounds like the MD doesn't want to be called later. lol

Need input to this situation. A student was sent to me with a pass that said "congestion" The student is a 5th grader that is well known to me. He strolls into the clinic smiling and laughing with another student. First impression, he seems fine with a little nasal congestion, temp 98.1. In my judgement, he was fine and I sent him back to class. Fast Forward two days, a teacher comes to me and said she received an email from this student's mother complaining about me. The email said that if her son asks to go to the nurse again that she needs to be called. She went on to say that apparently that nurse is incompetent and I don't want my child sent to her. This email was sent as a group message to all the child's teachers and the administrators. (not me) As a school nurse, I have come to expect this behavior from a few parents every year but my problem is that this parent is a school nurse at the school down the street. She is a colleague for the same school district. I have covered her school before as she also covers mine when I'm out. I just don't get it, why didn't she talk to me about this before she complained to everyone I work with? She knows this job and knows the district guidelines we use to determine if a parent call is warranted. I treat every student the same. Just because a student's parent works in the school district does not mean I give them special treatment. The more I think about it the more angry I become. I have mentioned this incident to the nursing director and she told me that this nurse is under a lot of stress right now and to let it go. She also said that if this was a valid complaint against me that she would have been notified about it from the school administrators. We all have stress in our lives and everyone deals with it differently but I feel this is a personal attack on my nursing skills and judgement. Am I justified in feeling this way? I feel like this is something that I need to address with her on a personal basis. The more I think about it, the madder I become. What do you guys think.

It must be in the air........Apparently, a very large dog, took multiple dumps on the side field and kids decided to slide around in it. They were sent to the nurse with passes that read " dog mess on shoes" SMH