I nearly lost my cool this morning...

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Came in this morning to a maggot taped to a post-it note on the middle of my desk, with a note stating it had been found own a student's backpack. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?! There it was, right smack-dab in the middle of all of my things. What the heck am I supposed to do about that? I absolutely lost it- although I was able to keep it together enough to not look absolutely nuts. It's that kind of stuff that makes me crazy.

Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
I am LMAO! You could draw a little IV and BVM on the Post-It note, maybe some little defibrillator pads... All the detritus of a code. :roflmao:

Of course you're gonna have to organize a maggot memorial; a celebration of the poor maggot's life...maybe offer some counseling to staff

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
I am LMAO! You could draw a little IV and BVM on the Post-It note, maybe some little defibrillator pads... All the detritus of a code. :roflmao:

Of course you're gonna have to organize a maggot memorial; a celebration of the poor maggot's life...maybe offer some counseling to staff

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Of course you're gonna have to organize a maggot memorial; a celebration of the poor maggot's life...maybe offer some counseling to staff

I suggest you also advise staff to make use of EAP resources if they find that they aren't coping.

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.
Another thought: You could have put it back on the teacher's desk with a note saying "I'm sorry. I tried but I think he was too far gone."

I love you, TriciaJ. I just don't think that fast. Good one!

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Another thought: You could have put it back on the teacher's desk with a note saying "I'm sorry. I tried but I think he was too far gone."

*cue muttley laugh*

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Don't get angry. Maybe she was thinking that you could do some maggot therapy in the health office. Some of the students may have dead skin on their wounds that need to be cleaned. Lol! Your story reminded me of the time I left tapped lice on the supervisor's desk for her to see but then some of the lice escaped and crawled on her desk. I got yelled at for that.

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Specializes in Practice educator.

I personally would have laughed, I can't see me getting upset about this but that's just my personality I guess because either way you look at it, this is really weird and not the thing to do.

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"Yes. I documented that you taped a maggot to my desk & sent said report to the building administrator & district superintendent" would have been my reply...

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Specializes in School Nurse.

And I thought lice patrol was bad enough.

Of course, I've had teachers send down injured animals to me. This is not the veterinary clinic.

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Specializes in Public Health, School Nursing, Psych.
Maybe you should find some graphic images, like some of the results of HPV, and post them in the faculty restrooms for their viewing pleasure. You could call it health education. When I worked for a pediatrician, the Gardasil rep came in with a flip book of those images, and I will never forget them.

This is hilarious. Also, include a picture of the flying lice found only in your city/schools.

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