Random Thoughts: School Nurses

mc3, ASN, RN · Oct 21, 2015

Student came down today c/o R. hand pain since yesterday. Told parent yesterday. Hand noticeably dusky in color, finger cool, nailbeds blanching/normal. Noticed indentation on wrist from tight object. Said tight object was 1/2 up her forearm - yes, it was a friendship bracelet that had gotten a little too small....so I cut it off.

Why am I the only one that noticed it??? :cat:

Also, I am the Poop Queen this week. :snurse: Yipee.................

kidzcare · Oct 22, 2015

Cannot tell you how often I have this interaction:

*Student walk into my office*

Me- Hello!

Student- Cough drop

Me- excuse me?

Student- Cough. Drop.

Me- How about: May I have a cough drop? Or even a "Hi, how are you? May I have a cough drop" Do you walk into your classroom, go up to your teacher and say "Knowledge" or walk into your house and look at your mom and say "Shelter. Food. Unconditional love" Those are the things you are going there for, after all.

I just can't stand the rudeness of walking into a room and making a demand! Ug!

kidzcare · Oct 22, 2015

Oh, goody. FF coming in... "The girl I sit next to went home sick yesterday. I feel siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick......."

Good thing your parents tell you EVERY DAY that if you do not feel well then you can call and they will happily pick you up.

NanaPoo · Oct 22, 2015

Ugh! I have a 5th grader who walks up and loudly says, "Headache!" One day I pounded my fist on the counter and said, "Hungry!" back at him. He just looked at me like I had two heads because I didn't jump and grab him the usual 2 grape chewable Children's Tylenol like he prefers post-lunch.

SassyTachyRN · Oct 22, 2015

Cannot tell you how often I have this interaction:
*Student walk into my office*
Me- Hello!
Student- Cough drop
Me- excuse me?
Student- Cough. Drop.
Me- How about: May I have a cough drop? Or even a "Hi, how are you? May I have a cough drop" Do you walk into your classroom, go up to your teacher and say "Knowledge" or walk into your house and look at your mom and say "Shelter. Food. Unconditional love" Those are the things you are going there for, after all.
I just can't stand the rudeness of walking into a room and making a demand! Ug!

I had one that used to come in and say, "MEDICINE!" I said, "Excuse me?!?!? You need to ask nicely and say please!" Now he comes in and says, "MEDICINE, PLEASE!" It's a start, I suppose... he's only in kinder...

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Oct 22, 2015

I just tell my son and others. "While I'm fluent in English and can understand some Spanish, French, German and Polish, I do not speak Rude. Could you please restate your request?"

Usually works especially from late elementary and up

Then again when I'm asked "Can I go to the bathroom?" I respond I don't know, can you? Which the response is "may I..."

Flare, ASN, BSN · Oct 22, 2015

just a reminder - as it's the fourth time i've said it in an hour -if you pick your nose aggressively, it will bleed. :banghead:

Farawyn · Oct 22, 2015

Ugh! I have a 5th grader who walks up and loudly says, "Headache!" One day I pounded my fist on the counter and said, "Hungry!" back at him. He just looked at me like I had two heads because I didn't jump and grab him the usual 2 grape chewable Children's Tylenol like he prefers post-lunch.

OMG!!! Hahahahahhahahahaaaaa!!!

A&Ox6, MSN, RN · Oct 23, 2015

just a reminder - as it's the fourth time i've said it in an hour -if you pick your nose aggressively, it will bleed.

Likewise, my "discharge" instructions after a nose bleed is usually to refrain from nose-picking for 2 hours. Can't expect much longer.

MrNurse(x2), ADN · Oct 23, 2015

Yeah Logank622, I felt that way a few decades ago. Now I love these kids and the work.

Farawyn · Oct 26, 2015

I had the worst day- nothing tragic, thank God, but just Arrrrrrrrrggggh!

I was so frustrated all day... and I turned around and saw 2 skeletons that they moved in to my office because "I'm the only one who has the room" and I forgot they were there and SCREAMED!!!

Which made everyone in the office die laughing.

I told them if they were that cheerful they clearly weren't sick and they can ALL go back to class.

I dribbled soup all over my scrubs.

I'm having a bad hair day, so I'm doing a Pebbles Flintstone pony on top of my head, sans bone.

I just threw a highlighter across the room. I feel better now. :blink:

Eleven011 · Oct 26, 2015

I'm having a bad hair day, so I'm doing a Pebbles Flintstone pony on top of my head, sans bone.

Why don't you just use a bone from those skeletons??