Teacher's.......Arghhhhh !

pattylpn54, LPN · Nov 12, 2008

all the time!!! and they send them to us, with a clinic pass, just to use the phone...to remind mom/dad to drop off their soccer shoes that they forgot to bring, etc...you know urgent things they must leave class to attend to...and the teacher is the one who gave them the pass to leave class in the 1st place. i guess the clinic is the only room in the entire building with a phone in it...and we never need to use it, so why not let the students tie it up all day!!!!!!!:banghead::banghead:

BunnyBunnyBSNRN, ASN, BSN · Nov 12, 2008

"miss, my scalp hurts because my braids are too tight"...this was yesterday. :stone i sent the teacher back the following note

" "my scalp hurts because my braids are too tight" seriously???"

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Keepstanding, ASN, RN · Nov 12, 2008

how about "pull his tooth" he keeps messing with it !

mustlovepoodles, RN · Nov 12, 2008

Ha! I feel your pain. First of all, I meet with the teachers at the beginning of the year to "chat". I make it clear that I do not remove any embedded objects, including splinters, teeth, earrings (in my district that is considered "performing a surgical or other procedure.") I will happily provide a child with a piece of gauze and the time to pull his tooth, but I don't even pull my own child's teeth. I will provide the child with tweezers so he may pull his own splinter or I will bandage it and let mom deal with it at home. I also make it clear that all phone calls from the clinic will be healthcare related--other calls must go to the front office (front office hates this! believe me, they put the brakes on all those unnecessary phone calls.) Clothing issues(too low cut, messed up pants, need a belt, etc.) goes to the guidance counselor (she keeps a small clothes closet.)

I think teachers sometimes send kids to the clinic because they don't know what to do. They really don't know where to send them, so they send them to me and I send them on to wherever they need to go. A lot of time wasted, IMO. However, there are times when teachers send kids just to get them out of class and when I catch them doing that, I bust them--send an email to the principal with a note detailing what happened ("sent student to clinic because they were disruptive during a test" Yes. that actually happened. Principal was none too happy.)

I also keep tabs on certain teachers who send too many students--they "soft-hearted" you know. :rolleyes: Yeah, well tell it to the Marines (or at least your principal.) If you clinic is like mine, the last thing you need to teachers who pass the disciplinary buck. Class disruption, unless it involves vomit or bleeding, does not constitute a healthcare issue. Make a case with your principal that healthcare is your priority and every non-healthcare related visit takes time away from your job.

Keepstanding, ASN, RN · Nov 12, 2008

you rock, mustlovepoodles ! you are my kind of

school nurse ! :bow:

CAsabu6701 · Nov 12, 2008

I love the posts!!! I feel your pain...my favorite is when the teacher sends a student to the healthroom to remove dog poop from sneakers.Last my colleague had a student sent to the healthroom because of bird poop.:bowingpur

bergren · Nov 15, 2008

I cannot find the post now, but Gerry Harvey of School Nurse Perspectives http://snp.homestead.com/

used to suggest tallying up all the visits in 2 weeks or a month, and then sorting them by classroom . Then convert it into a bar graph.

Give each teacher a ID number - send them the frequency bar graph of how often kids are sent from each classroom - they only get their own ID# on a cover page.

When they see how far out of sync they are with their peers, that is usually enough to turn them around.

Some school nurses provide the graph to the principal with a legend. It might go over better as "perhaps this teacher needs some help", rather than as a complaint.