"I feel like I'm gonna puke"

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These are my standard answers to this after determining no fever and they don't look green, pale or sweaty:

"And....?"

"What would you like me to do about that?"

"What are you looking for?"

"I can't send home every kid that says they feel like they are going to puke. There would be no one left in school."

I'm bored with these answers and looking to shake it up a bit.

What do you say when not-really-sick kids tell you they feel like they are going to puke?

The more dramatically they come in , the less likely that will vomitus will actually occur....

For sure!!

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

Well, geez, my mom was a nurse, and if I felt like I was going to puke, she'd tell me to stop fighting it and just go ahead and throw up. I hated to vomit, hated it so much, I would try anything NOT to toss my cookies. It took me many years to, when I feel nauseated, to NOT fight the feeling, just go ahead and puke! Because generally, after that you feel better; and if you don't feel better maybe you really are sick!

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"vomitus dramaticus" has been making the rounds at my clinic too...accompanied by the arm wrapped around the stomach for effect... drink of water and a mint given. If no "action" shortly thereafter, returned to class. The thing is, my teachers seem to buy into it because they're so afraid not to send the kid.

I sent one back today with a note to the teacher asking him to review what a medical "emergency" was with the class after he sent someone up with a complaint of a pimple on her chest :banghead:

sigh....

mc3 :nurse:

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Specializes in Travel, ICU, PCU.

Hehe. I do critical care and I saw this thread title on the front page sidebar (missing the context). Completely different response to those words when I'm on the job. Every time, it'll get a silent "Oh, s**t." and an anxious glance at their face and the monitor. :)

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Specializes in PCCN.
Hehe. I do critical care and I saw this thread title on the front page sidebar (missing the context). Completely different response to those words when I'm on the job. Every time, it'll get a silent "Oh, s**t." and an anxious glance at their face and the monitor. :)

Haha- me too, til i saw it was school nursing.

"Im going to puke"

"ok, heres a bucket"

;)

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.
Hehe. I do critical care and I saw this thread title on the front page sidebar (missing the context). Completely different response to those words when I'm on the job. Every time, it'll get a silent "Oh, s**t." and an anxious glance at their face and the monitor. :)

Yeah- the statement "I feel like I'm gonna puke" takes on a WHOLE different meaning when uttered by a monitored (tele) in-patient.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.
"vomitus dramaticus":nurse:

I love it!! Adding that one to our phrasebook!

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Ask them when they last pooped. That subject makes them scurry away almost every time.

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I have sympathy now. I'm sending them all home today. :blink:

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Ask them when they last pooped. That subject makes them scurry away almost every time.

Cuticle- I love this, as we alllll know it is soooo true. Thanks for the LOL.:roflmao: :yes:

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Specializes in School nursing.
Ask them when they last pooped. That subject makes them scurry away almost every time.

Doesn't for my students. They know I will ask that question.

Sigh, sent two actual vomiters home today. Have one anxiety kid that the counselor, parent, and I are on for forcing himself to vomit (witnessed) during every class period. I. am. exhausted.

And it isn't even lunch period yet.

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My favorite thing is when a kid will walk up to me and be within inches of my face and tell me "I THINK I GOTTA THROW UP

.

Please take a step back.

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