Morning all! Just trying to make sense of a conversation.
Last night I received a message on FB from one of my teachers asking about a student's health history. Turns out the reason she asked was because this particular student mentioned to her some time last week (I don't know what day) that they needed their inhaler but they didn't have one at school (asthma is noted on their file, but no meds have ever been on campus; student is well known to the campus). This student was never sent to me to be assessed. This then apparently lead to the student telling the teacher that they can't focus in class because their mom won't give them their ADHD meds (no known knowledge of ADHD diagnosis; again, this is not a new student). Long story short, teacher has now messaged this student's parents. She SAYS she didn't mention meds (or the lack there of), but it wouldn't surprise me if she did. After keeping my answers as vague and general as possible, I quit responding.
Here are my thoughts on the convo:
1) If they stated they needed their inhaler why were they not sent to me? Did this teacher just decide the student was fine?? Last time I checked, I'm the only one qualified to make a nursing judgment and I certainly don't disregard requests for inhalers...
2) FB messenger is NOT the correct forum to address this, which is why I kept my answers as vague as possible and refrained from digging deeper at the time.
3) Why is 9 pm on Sunday suddenly the time to ask about this if it happened LAST WEEK? I don't know if this occurred in the beginning, middle, or end of the week...
4) I have no clue what she was expecting of me. Aside from wanting me to confirm or deny their diagnosis...
Is this something I should discuss with my principal? I'm still not sure exactly what was expected of me from this convo but nothing about it seemed right to me...
Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
Yeah, I mean let's be honest, unless there's a reason the kid has to know their own medical history, I wouldn't believe them because no kid knows their medical history unless they have health issues of their own.
I rather get the information from a direct source like the doctor or mother than the student.
Amethya
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Yeah, I mean let's be honest, unless there's a reason the kid has to know their own medical history, I wouldn't believe them because no kid knows their medical history unless they have health issues of their own.
I rather get the information from a direct source like the doctor or mother than the student.