Things that want to make you slap people

[SchoolNurseTXstyle]

I had a clinic full - Diabetic in the 400's with large ketones, student with tight throat who just had Benadryl, lunchtime meds / diabetic care.

A substitute wants her temp taken. I asked her to come back in 20minutes because I was busy. She gave me a look and left. 20 minutes exactly, she was back and the GOT MAD at me when I asked her to write down her name. Really??????

She actually argued the Nurse Practice Act with me. She actaully stated that documentation by school nurses must be a new rule as she had never gave her name at any other school that she substitutes at. Steam was coming out of my ears!! Would she sub for a class if the front office refused to give her a roster of classes????

[kidzcare]

I am fuming right now. I have a student in here who the teacher sent down saying "he needs to go home" after I had sent him back to class earlier (he simply came in and asked for a cough drop and told me his allergies had been acting up. I checked his temp and throat and since he was afebrile and tonsils were a little swollen, I gave him a cough drop and had him wash his hands).

I'm so frustrated. I don't feel respected as a professional AT ALL by the teachers or administrators. And I have no idea how to approach the subject. Just saying to my administrator "Hey, I feel completely disregarded by the other staff-- including you." Though I don't think my principal is sincere in anything. I frequently hear her and the asst principal bad mouthing teachers and gossiping about the staff. Not very professional at all. But hey, they're tenured.

[RatherBHiking, BSN, RN]

I'd call the teacher and calmly explain when he was in your office he only complained of allergies and asked for a cough drop and he doesn't exhibit any criteria for going home. If teacher insists then tell teacher you'll leave it up to parent and then tell parent exactly what student said while in your office. I've had the same thing happen where a kid was lying both to me and the teacher though so make sure kid isn't playing you both.

[kidzcare]

I'd call the teacher and calmly explain when he was in your office he only complained of allergies and asked for a cough drop and he doesn't exhibit any criteria for going home. If teacher insists then tell teacher you'll leave it up to parent and then tell parent exactly what student said while in your office. I've had the same thing happen where a kid was lying both to me and the teacher though so make sure kid isn't playing you both.

That is pretty much what I did. I called the teacher right away and asked verbatim if that is what she told the student. She fumbled her words saying that she knew it wasn't her call, blah, blah, blah. I don't think I hid the irritation in my voice very well. I just said "OK, thank you" and then left a message for the mom. The student sat in my office for 25 minutes and did not cough once or try to lay down. Just sat in a chair looking around the room. Eyes not drooping, no sniffling, nada.

[fetch, BSN, RN]

Oh gosh, teachers, PLEASE do not tell a crying 5 year old "you're bleeding!" It turns the cries into HYSTERICS.

[mc3, ASN, RN]

Oh, I just remembered another one!! When said child is crying their heart out due to above mentioned bleeding; when I FINALLY get them calmed down please do NOT come in to the clinic using your mommy voice and say"oh, your poor baby you got a boo-boo and make the child start to cry all over again! Your bad, you can take the 10 minutes to calm them back down again!(bangs head :)

mc3

[kidzcare]

Today I was doing vision/hearing screens. I finished with one group and the social worker brought in a girl who is a hypochondriac, attention seeking girl. The girl had an ear ache. I told her "Only a doctor can diagnose and treat and ear infection". The social worker kept going on about how the girl's ear hurt. She is 11. She can tell her parent that her ear hurts. WHY ARE YOU INTERRUPTING MY SCREENINGS??????

[iggywench, BSN, RN]

My favorite one is that the teachers have lately starting diagnosing their students with fever. There are no thermometers in classrooms, and the students are so disappointed when their temperature is normal. I always get, "But my teacher said that I feel hot!". Well, take off your unnecessary sweatshirt and drink some water...

[JustKeepSmiling, ADN, BSN, RN]

Doesn't really call for a slap but something that REALLY irritates me is when a random family member walks up to the station "can mom have coffee?"

Who is mom and what room is she in?

I want to say I have no idea who you are, what room you came from, who the patient is, who their nurse is and what diet they are on!!!

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

I saw this often when I worked at a school (private duty, but I spent time in the school nurse's office). Parent wants to be told when student comes to nurse's office. Student comes to office. Nurse calls each of the 5 numbers given by the parent. Some are wrong, some lead to full voice mailboxes, some are disconnected, leaving no way to contact the parent or leave a message. The next day, the parent storms in demanding to know why they were not called when their kid came to the office. Nurse explains trying 5 different numbers, unsuccessfully. Parent looks at the nurse like she has 2 heads, gives a number of other excuses (as if the nurse should have known all 5 numbers were bad), then hands the nurse 3 additional numbers to call next time.