A line up of things that should have been addressed at home (bumped arm at soccer, of course never iced it. Cut finger last night -not bleeding now) that need to be addressed before I even walk in the door.
Kids that walk in interrupting and yelling loudly about minor complaints while I'm on the phone - i simply assume that they are allowed to do this at home all the time.
Student's coming for minor complaint type things (lip balm, Lumbiderm) 5 minutes before lunch) - really. you couldn't wait?
Parents that never return paperwork, vaccines, whatever then get mad at you when you all them out on it.
Students rushing in 5 minutes past the dismissal bell with sports forms that they had ALL DAY to turn in.
What the focalin do you expect me to do with the kid?? He is bored and stayed up too late. Last time I saw him, he scoffed and told me he was up until 2am. Not sick. If you send him out, he gets what he wants-- out of your class!
I feel like it is a reward to go 'rest in the nurse's office'.
Just had a kid show me his dirty shoes (poop?) - "this is not a nurse thing - have your teacher call your mother" - c'mon now
When people (take your pick students OR staff) come in at a down time moment -which do happen from time to time and exclaim - "it's so quiet in here!" or my personal favorite "What do you do in here all day?"
When people (take your pick students OR staff) come in at a down time moment -which do happen from time to time and exclaim - "it's so quiet in here!" or my personal favorite "What do you do in here all day?"
My response is "An empty office is a sign that I am doing my job very well. Thanks for noticing!"
Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..
I was ... I admit it ... grumpy yesterday for a few min. Not going to go into the details, but, a middle school age student tried to lie to me and tell me that they'd had checked their blood sugar. Then was going to dose on the pump according to what the student had tried to convince me was the current blood sugar. C'MON NOW!! If there is one thing I can't tolerate, it is being lied to. I think the student and I were on the same page by the time i got done with my little speech about honesty.
It has been crazy busy but today I decided I HAD to take 2 seconds to pee, even if that meant kids would be 6 deep in line when I returned.
So I rushed to the K5 bathroom (shudder), quickly seated myself after inspecting for pee droplets so as to not Find myself sitting in mysterious wetness (this is a problem in a K5 bathroom) & looked to my right to discover this lovely sight:
If you've suffered from endless, glued down, cheap TP syndrome, you'll know this was a very long bathroom visit consisting of me ripping this bad boy into a million tiny shreds while dumbfounded fakers searches for me in the hallways in desperate need
Our charting system has been down most of the day. I've had about 2 hours where it was up and running. I have 30 visits to enter since it went down again. Ugh!
Our charting system has been down most of the day. I've had about 2 hours where it was up and running. I have 30 visits to enter since it went down again. Ugh!
Kids that come to me after lunch complaining about a terrible belly ache that they have had ALL DAY LONG. Their lunch of choice - Beefy nachos, french fries, chocolate chip cookies and chocolate milk.
Kids that come into my clinic walk around my desk (which is strategically placed in a corner to distance myself from sick kids), stand 2 inches away and cough all over me and my computer.
Kids who are too dizzy and nauseated to focus in class yet whip out their phone when I generously give them some cot time.
Parents who wait until the last minute to turn in Medication Permit forms for an overnight field trip, and I find out they are ambiguous, not signed by a physician, etc, with no time to clarify or correct.
The weekend can't get here fast enough.
tining, BSN, RN
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What the focalin do you expect me to do with the kid?? He is bored and stayed up too late. Last time I saw him, he scoffed and told me he was up until 2am. Not sick. If you send him out, he gets what he wants-- out of your class!
I feel like it is a reward to go 'rest in the nurse's office'.
Just had a kid show me his dirty shoes (poop?) - "this is not a nurse thing - have your teacher call your mother" - c'mon now