Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

Bookworm12314 · Apr 22, 2015

Ahhh middle school. Just today a 7th grade girl who HAD to come to the health office with a buddy.......

Her: A boy told me I have chocolate on my butt

Me: Okayyyyyyyy

Her: I have to call my mom and go home

Me: Let me see (I really didn't want to see)

Her: Points to a place on her pants that has nothing on it

Me: There is nothing there

Her: But you don't understand, this is IMPORTANT to me!

Me: (thinking...I have 10 other kids in here...get out :-)

Me: Ask her friend who had to come with her to the health office if she sees anything

Friend: Nope, I don't see anything

Her: Can I call my mom?

Me: Sure

Mom: I'm at work and can't help you

Me: Go back to class, seriously, there is nothing on your butt and I'm not calling your dad or anyone else to pick you up.

Her: okay

:banghead:

Farawyn · Apr 22, 2015

Drama Girl comes in today waving her progress report that she is failing English and OMG I HATE HER!!! WHY IS SHE FAILING MEEEEEEE???

I cannot look at her! I CANNOT!!!

I told her to breathe, she will look at her, and to go back to class. Then I emailed her Guidance Counselor for a heads' up.

Farawyn · Apr 22, 2015

Ahhh middle school. Just today a 7th grade girl who HAD to come to the health office with a buddy.......
Her: A boy told me I have chocolate on my butt
Me: Okayyyyyyyy
Her: I have to call my mom and go home
Me: Let me see (I really didn't want to see)
Her: Points to a place on her pants that has nothing on it
Me: There is nothing there
Her: But you don't understand, this is IMPORTANT to me!
Me: (thinking...I have 10 other kids in here...get out :-)
Me: Ask her friend who had to come with her to the health office if she sees anything
Friend: Nope, I don't see anything
Her: Can I call my mom?
Me: Sure
Mom: I'm at work and can't help you
Me: Go back to class, seriously, there is nothing on your butt and I'm not calling your dad or anyone else to pick you up.
Her: okay

Yea, you and Friend really should have told her about the chocolate on her butt.

MaryGrn · Apr 24, 2015

I had a student get her leg stuck in the playground railings FIVE times in one year! It got to the point they would call me on the walkie and just say, 'bring the vaseline!'. :)

Another good one- I had a girl come in at the end of the day because "my chin feels funny".

Farawyn · Apr 24, 2015

Boy with language barrier comes in today and tells me he is drawing with a charcoal pencil and it "makes his skin on his arms feel really bad." I look at his skin and ask him to move his arms, everything is fine. So I follow him next door to Art to see what the fuss is. There I find 2 more ESL kids (different language from first boy) all saying the same thing. I make Boy 1 draw with pencil. It squeaked. All 3 boys immediately shivered. I shivered.

They didn't know the expression "it makes my skin crawl"!

I did not call 911.

morte, LPN, LVN · Apr 24, 2015

you do know how much that meant, to be taken seriously?

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Apr 24, 2015

Boy with language barrier comes in today and tells me he is drawing with a charcoal pencil and it "makes his skin on his arms feel really bad." I look at his skin and ask him to move his arms, everything is fine. So I follow him next door to Art to see what the fuss is. There I find 2 more ESL kids (different language from first boy) all saying the same thing. I make Boy 1 draw with pencil. It squeaked. All 3 boys immediately shivered. I shivered.
They didn't know the expression "it makes my skin crawl"!
I did not call 911.

I'm sure you actually created some positive trust by believing him and investigating. You will never know how much that meant to a misunderstood child.

My son isn't ESL but has communication issues. Aside from the time no staff member (nurse, principal, counselor, janitor, teachers) could figure out the reason my son wouldn't put his shoe on was the sole was destroyed....his understanding school nurses have been safe havens in very difficult school years.

SnowyJ, RN · Apr 25, 2015

"I got hit in the butt with a dodgeball."

Well then I guess you are OUT. :geek:

Farawyn · Apr 25, 2015

you do know how much that meant, to be taken seriously?

I really didn't think about it until you said that. Thank you.

SnowyJ, RN · Apr 27, 2015

Practicing my Monday morning mantra:

"Well, honey..I'm sure when your mom said "try to go to school" she didn't mean ride the bus and go straight to the nurse."

SchoolNurseTXstyle · Apr 27, 2015

Student asked me this morning to glue her acrylic nail (that came off at home yesterday) back on!!! MEDICAL EMERGENCY for sure.....

cooties_are_real · Apr 28, 2015

I don't like the pants I am wearing - sorry this is not the Gap!

I had a student come in and ask if I had a pair of flats her friend could wear because the shoes wore was picked out by the friend's mom and did not look good.