Those darned flying lice!

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Specializes in Psych, Peds, Education, Infection Control.

So, I don't work school health anymore, but I stay here because I adore you all with the power of a thousand fiery suns. And I figured no forum could appreciate this little gem more...

I work on an inpatient psych unit currently, adolescent girls. They really grow on you...but sometimes, I just have to shake my head at them. There was screaming from one room during a recent incident and I heard, "SHE'S GOT LICE!"

Now, we've just recovered from an actual lice outbreak so I was understandably a little nervous. I hurried down, to hear, "It was black and it just flew right out of her hair."

I explained, with great relief, that lice are not black and they do not fly. The girls remained suspicious. They then decided it was clearly a bedbug. Which may appear black if engorged, but - again - do not fly.

I managed to kill the offending bug in the room and take it for examination. It was a rare specimen, exquisitely smashed by yours truly...the common house gnat.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

Saving LIVES no matter what specialty you embark on!!

BTW - love the avatar -Daria's the coolest!!

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Specializes in NCSN.

All of the ads on the side are about bed bugs, and now I'm itchy lol

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.
So, I don't work school health anymore, but I stay here because I adore you all with the power of a thousand fiery suns.

I am stealing this, because it's greatness. Also, YAY! You killed the gnat which might have...um...well...caused terror in the adolescent girls.

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Specializes in Psych, Peds, Education, Infection Control.
Saving LIVES no matter what specialty you embark on!!

BTW - love the avatar -Daria's the coolest!!

Thanks! She's very much my spirit animal. :)

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Specializes in Psych, Peds, Education, Infection Control.
I am stealing this, because it's greatness. Also, YAY! You killed the gnat which might have...um...well...caused terror in the adolescent girls.

Feel free! I stole it from a friend long ago. And, yes, I shudder to think of what might have happened if I couldn't get that pesky bug...we'd have been on the news for sure. "Adolescent Girls Held Hostage by Gnat."

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Specializes in School Nurse.
Feel free! I stole it from a friend long ago. And, yes, I shudder to think of what might have happened if I couldn't get that pesky bug...we'd have been on the news for sure. "Adolescent Girls Held Hostage by Gnat."

:roflmao: :roflmao:

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

That's funny! "It just flew right out of her hair!" Thanks for the laugh!

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One of my teachers came running full speed into my office shaking and said to me yesterday "OMG OMG OMG can you PLEEEEEEASE check my head right now for lice? so and so's ponytail just touched me and she had lice last week". :banghead:

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