I nearly lost my cool this morning...

ABRN2012 · May 18, 2018

I would be livid! But it is the kind of thing that would happen to me too. My thing is why do they think we are the all knowing "bug people". Why do they think it is our job to get rid of said bugs. I mean we can identify lice but I didn't take a bug 101 class in college. They call me all the time because they found a bug on something. Most of the time it is baby roaches and they think they are bed bugs. I honestly for the life of me do not understand why we get all bug calls. I tell them to call an exterminator because I dont know anything about bugs!

And on another note we lived in a neighborhood one time where there were livestock right behind our houses and flies literally in swarms. And for some reason there were maggots on anything we sat outside. We couldnt put our trash out the night before pickup because the bag would be covered in maggots. Our outside furniture had maggots. All our neighbors had the same problem. I guess where ever flies are you have maggots. So them finding one doesn't necessarily mean said students parents were "dirty". Ugh!

imaneedmycoffeefirst89 · May 18, 2018

I didn't even need the picture lol
Not grossed out by it, I just don't think it was a nursing issue.

I agree, but if they felt the "need" to show you, this was definitely not the way.

SaltineQueen · May 18, 2018

I would be fuming. Curious what you said to the teacher, and what her response to you was.

Ditto

tamarae1 · May 18, 2018

"and other duties as assigned."

Can you feel my eyes rolling from here? I hate that everything nasty is immediately a nursing issue. Drives me batty.

MrNurse(x2), ADN · May 18, 2018

How disrespectful. Probably would do the same with the janitor. Really a reflection on the prejudices of that teacher. Would she do that to her Principal if she found a roach? Of course not.

NutmeggeRN, BSN · May 18, 2018

What in the actual heck?
And why, unless someone is walking around your school with a disgusting gangrenous wound, is this maggot your problem?!?!

That qualifies as a Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!!

and make the whiskey a double!!!

kidzcare · May 18, 2018

Picture would have sufficed, imo.

A verbal report would have sufficed... But, also, what is the reasoning behind why a nurse needs to see this?

Supernrse01, BSN · May 18, 2018

I would be fuming. Curious what you said to the teacher, and what her response to you was.

I basically just told her that I didn't appreciate coming in to find said critter taped to my desk, in the middle of all of my things. I explained to her that this was not a nursing issue, or even a health issue unless we were dealing with a really bad wound or something of that nature. I asked her what I was supposed to do with it and about it?

She really didn't have much to say other than ask me if I documented it. WHAT? Document what? That the little dude was found to be crawling in or on a student's backpack. I don't even know if that's where it originated. I definitely made sure to enforce the fact that I would prefer something like that never make my desk it's home again.

Supernrse01, BSN · May 18, 2018

A verbal report would have sufficed... But, also, what is the reasoning behind why a nurse needs to see this?

Right?!?

tining, BSN, RN · May 18, 2018

You all know I like to memespeak, so I HAD to look up maggot memes - enjoy.

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ruby_jane, BSN, RN · May 18, 2018

WHAT? Document what? That the little dude was found to be crawling in or on a student's backpack. I don't even know if that's where it originated. I definitely made sure to enforce the fact that I would prefer something like that never make my desk it's home again.

Document the hearsay that a teacher allegedly found a maggot on a backpack?? "Sure. I'll get right on that." Bless. Her. Heart.

dd_txrn, ASN, BSN · May 18, 2018

There are very few things that turn my stomach....but,yup, maggots are one. I couldn't even imagine...