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My mantra lately: "Wash your HANDS, go back to CLASS and cover your COUGH!"

Where has kenderella been and can anyone please unplug my AN so I can finish data entry? kthxbai.

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kthxbai.

love this. I generally don't use text speak except ironically. I will add this to my repertoire.

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

"Can you give me something for the novocaine I just got at the dentist? I keep biting my tongue."

Me: "When did you get back from the dentist?"

"About an hour ago."

Me: "No. I do not have magic powers that make novocaine wear off quicker."

"What about ibuprofen?"

Me: "I'm a huge fan of ibuprofen, but that's not going to help you"

"But I'm swollen"

Me: "No you're not, it just feels that way from the Novocaine."

"Are you SURE ibuprofen won't help?"

Me: "You're fine, go back to class."

Mutters as he walks out the door "I'm never going to the dentist again..."

It's the conversations like this that make my day...

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Mutters as he walks out the door "I'm never going to the dentist again..."

This is how I feel every time I walk out of the dentist's office. I hate the dentist too, kid.

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Specializes in LTC & home care.

I'm not a school nurse, never have been. I have no idea how I wandered onto this thread, but I'm cracking up reading your stories!

And NO, it doesn't make me want to become a school nurse! (Or have kids... or even be anywhere near kids...)

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I'm not a school nurse, never have been. I have no idea how I wandered onto this thread, but I'm cracking up reading your stories!

And NO, it doesn't make me want to become a school nurse! (Or have kids... or even be anywhere near kids...)

Hahahhahaha

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I hate the smell of vomit…….

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Specializes in School nursing.
I hate the smell of vomit…….

I know I've been a school nurse for a while when I realize that the smell of vomit does not bother me...

Now diarrhea? That one will always bother me. (Speaking of which - where did the poop icon go??)

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I hate the smell of vomit…….

Me too!! Human and dog vomit. My dog did this to me last night. I was opening the door to let him out and he just puked all over my feet....yuck yuck yuck!! Won't be wearing those socks again!

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Specializes in Hospice.
"Can you give me something for the novocaine I just got at the dentist? I keep biting my tongue."

Me: "When did you get back from the dentist?"

"About an hour ago."

Me: "No. I do not have magic powers that make novocaine wear off quicker."

"What about ibuprofen?"

Me: "I'm a huge fan of ibuprofen, but that's not going to help you"

"But I'm swollen"

Me: "No you're not, it just feels that way from the Novocaine."

"Are you SURE ibuprofen won't help?"

Me: "You're fine, go back to class."

Mutters as he walks out the door "I'm never going to the dentist again..."

It's the conversations like this that make my day...

Not a school nurse, but this is one of my favorite threads (hi, Far 😎).

This story brought back memories. My daughter was in first grade and had some dental work done. Wound up with a lip full of Novocaine. Went to school as soon as she was done at the dentist (hey, she's a nurse's kid, she knew the rules lol).

Apparently, the numb feeling in her lip was intriguing, and she had fun playing with it. Actually, what she did was chew the Hell out of her lip. She looked like someone had punched her in the mouth.

When I picked her up at the end of the day, the librarian was standing next to her, asking not-so-veiled-questions about why she looked the way she did.

I explained, and we went home. She said "I kept telling her what happened, but she didn't believe me!"

I actually wasn't that upset-even though she was thisclose to calling DCFS. Better than something actually being wrong and no one even wondering.

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Specializes in DD, PD/Agency Peds, School Sites.
I know I've been a school nurse for a while when I realize that the smell of vomit does not bother me...

Now diarrhea? That one will always bother me. (Speaking of which - where did the poop icon go??)

Don't usually have a problem with bodily fluids, except for that one day during clinicals...C-Diff diarrhea...in the steamy hot shower. **making the eeeek face**

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Don't usually have a problem with bodily fluids, except for that one day during clinicals...C-Diff diarrhea...in the steamy hot shower. **making the eeeek face**

*keeps eating my Greek food*

Yea? THEN what happened?

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