I had mailed asthma care plan to this particular parent who's daughter has asthma.
This is the care plan that the physician is to fill out and return to the clinic. Parents are supposed to bring an inhaler in so that we have it while kid is in school.
This care plan came in about a month ago, but no inhaler.
I just got off of the phone with the Mother. I told her that the order is here, and we are just awaiting the inhaler.
Mother states: Oh.... I thought the doctor would send you the inhaler too. What ???
It is not that we don't have confidence in our kids, it is that we are there to protect them. We are talking about little people whose brain hasn't even developed rational thinking yet. They do the milk challenge, hot chip challenge, and hot pepper challenge just because their friends are. What do you think is going to stop them from doing an "inhaler" challenge just because someone has an inhaler in with them. I work in an elementary, and there has not been one physician yet who has signed off on a self carry form. These kids are not developed mentally to handle that responsibility.
Even if they are smart. They are soooo not. We are with them for 8 hours a day.
Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..
OK, I'm back. I am not a school nurse. I have more confidence in kids than you do. Inflammatory, not really, just a different perspective. I will just leave at that.
Can I ask? Do you also have a State Board of Nursing and a School Board to answer to? and a license to protect? Once again. I am not being mean, just food for thought.
Can I ask? Do you also have a State Board of Nursing and a School Board to answer to? and a license to protect? Once again. I am not being mean, just food for thought.
Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..
She has more confidence in kids than we do.
She's not going to take a shot because she won't be able to catch the rebound. She doesn't want to play.
I know you are being nice. Sorry to hijack that, OldDude.
I'm not worried about her thoughts, I'm worried about her kid possibly forgetting his inhaler.
We explained our rationale and the response is we have no confidence in kids.
I suck at basketball anyway. I'm too short. I'm out.
That's ok that you aren't good at basketball. We are a team. We all have an important part to play. You wanna be our manager and fill our water bottles? Keep track of the towels?? Pretty sure OldDude needs to be the coach. Sound good??
That's ok that you aren't good at basketball. We are a team. We all have an important part to play. You wanna be our manager and fill our water bottles? Keep track of the towels?? Pretty sure OldDude needs to be the coach. Sound good??
This reminds me of the time over the summer Jensmom and I were talking about making the WILTW a football team. And who was who. We never officially did it, but I think I was on tackle.
This reminds me of the time over the summer Jensmom and I were talking about making the WILTW a football team. And who was who. We never officially did it, but I think I was on tackle.
Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..
It's stressful to be The Coach, hmm?
Oh geeeez. My hubs was a coach for many years. Stressful is not even the word for it!! Parents...ohh pleeeez. Its so much worse now that everyone is supposed to get a participation trophy. Coach's wives have to be some of the toughest ppl on earth. True story.
Oh geeeez. My hubs was a coach for many years. Stressful is not even the word for it!! Parents...ohh pleeeez. Its so much worse now that everyone is supposed to get a participation trophy. Coach's wives have to be some of the toughest ppl on earth. True story.
I sit away from the rabid fans at kids' sporting events, and gossip about them with my friends.
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Even if they are smart. They are soooo not. We are with them for 8 hours a day.