I'm getting annoyed just reading these. It's that time of year when I'm just done. Some of my requests have been: flossing a piece of food out from between teeth (I only did it because I'm also a dental hygienist), trimming fingernails, fixing hair that is falling in eyes, unbuttoning a certain child's pants everytime he needed to use the bathroom, stuck zippers, checking an entire class to see who pooped their pants, untying a backpack string that was knotted several times to a chair. It was dismissal time and the teacher couldn't do it. She called me because I have a degree in knots (sarcasm).
Ugh. I really do like my career, but somedays....
Btw, what do y'all use for gum in the hair if you don't have peanut butter?
Yeah, if I would've attempted that and made the situation worse, I can just see it now - the parents coming down to yell at me, calling the district, ect. ugh.
Old thread, but rubbing alcohol with a lice comb works really well for getting chewing gum out of hair.
I am so tired of students being sent to me for extra clothes because they fell in mud at recess or are out of dress code. I think the parents should be inconvenienced and should have to bring the student new clothes. If they can't, let them sit in ISS (detention). Dress code is a DISCIPLINE issue, not a health issue.
I can't see well enough to fix glasses; I send the student back to class with my screwdriver so their teacher can work on them.
clean paint (from art class) out of hair, off of clothes
fix flip-flops
fix eyeglasses that have been bent beyond recognition ( and I can do that HOW???)
snap, fasten, zip pants that kids can't manage by themselves
extricate children that get their heads stuck in chairs or limbs stuck in playground equipment (actually this task is rather fun - once the child is "rescued" the classmates,who had been watching in horror, burst into spontaneous applause! And, thus, a new super-hero is made!)
extricate children that get their heads stuck in chairs or limbs stuck in playground equipment (actually this task is rather fun - once the child is "rescued" the classmates,who had been watching in horror, burst into spontaneous applause! And, thus, a new super-hero is made!)[/quote]
Ha! had a kid stick his middle finger (of course) through a hole in a picnic table where there had been previously been a knot.....
The not so bright custodian poured vegetable oil on it and then asked for a hacksaw....all the while were are now being filmed and uploaded to YouTube.
I called the Fire Department and let THEM use the hacksaw.
The ones that irritate me most are "wet pants" that aren't from urine, they just went down the slide after it was raining, or spilled milk on themselves, or (my favorite!) "I spilled water on my shoes." If it's in an awkward place I'll have them stay in the bathroom and hand me their pants and I'll dry it with a hairdryer. The littler ones always seem so scandalized that I don't care about them getting water on themselves!
I've had a few belts too tight, glasses came apart, needs a hair tie, etc, but for the most part the teachers only sent me kids who at least had something nursing related.
Really hope no one has to do so!
tictac
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I'm getting annoyed just reading these. It's that time of year when I'm just done. Some of my requests have been: flossing a piece of food out from between teeth (I only did it because I'm also a dental hygienist), trimming fingernails, fixing hair that is falling in eyes, unbuttoning a certain child's pants everytime he needed to use the bathroom, stuck zippers, checking an entire class to see who pooped their pants, untying a backpack string that was knotted several times to a chair. It was dismissal time and the teacher couldn't do it. She called me because I have a degree in knots (sarcasm).
Ugh. I really do like my career, but somedays....
Btw, what do y'all use for gum in the hair if you don't have peanut butter?