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It's one of those days. I feel myself being much less patient than usual. So now I'll spend a minute complaining about everything that's annoying me.

  • Administration moved the printer into my office. People won't stop asking me for printer help "how do I fix a jam? Where do we keep extra paper?" or chatting my ear off while I'm trying to work. Not caring when I say "sorry I can't help, I've got to get this done."
  • I'm keeper of the tissues. While on the phone with a parent a little (old enough to know better) came in and screamed "I NEED TISSUES" then beat the tissue box on my door frame (as I held a "one second please" finger up) until I got off the phone.
  • Multiple high schoolers telling me they feel sick but can't find any words to describe WHAT feels ill or HOW it feels ill. Then flabbergasted when I say they have to go back to class.
  • High schooler came in and reported symptom of "I feel like I'm being sucked to the ground like a vacuum. Like into a black hole." WUT.

Anyone else need to vent?

10 minutes ago, tining said:

I notify AP's and student's teachers that a student is carrying inhaler, epi or diabetic supplies. If they don't remember - "I did send you info on this at the beginning of the year."

Same here. I said "I sent all of the admins an email about this at the beginning of the year."

"Okay well that was at the beginning of the year. I don't remember stuff from back then." ?

Wait.... have I hijacked this vent sesh? ?

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On 1/14/2020 at 12:02 PM, BiscuitRN said:

It's one of those days. I feel myself being much less patient than usual. So now I'll spend a minute complaining about everything that's annoying me.

  • Administration moved the printer into my office. People won't stop asking me for printer help "how do I fix a jam? Where do we keep extra paper?" or chatting my ear off while I'm trying to work. Not caring when I say "sorry I can't help, I've got to get this done."
  • I'm keeper of the tissues. While on the phone with a parent a little (old enough to know better) came in and screamed "I NEED TISSUES" then beat the tissue box on my door frame (as I held a "one second please" finger up) until I got off the phone.
  • Multiple high schoolers telling me they feel sick but can't find any words to describe WHAT feels ill or HOW it feels ill. Then flabbergasted when I say they have to go back to class.
  • High schooler came in and reported symptom of "I feel like I'm being sucked to the ground like a vacuum. Like into a black hole." WUT.

Anyone else need to vent?

At the risk of overwhelming him, I wish t @Davey Do could articulate this vent with art....

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I also wish adults would learn to check their home-life/PMS @ the door.

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1 hour ago, Mavnurse17 said:

I was in my office assessing a skin rash/possible allergic reaction when one of my AP's barges in with another student (whom I know is TD1 and self carries his glucagon) and says "DOES THIS STUDENT HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR THIS? ARE YOU AWARE HE'S CARRYING THIS AROUND? DOES HE HAVE A PRESCRIPTION???"

Whyyyyyy do people think this is okay to do?!?

QUICK! TAKE THE LIFESAVING DIABETES MEDICATION AWAY FROM THIS CHILD!

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Get the manual for the printer. When someone asks you a question about it, give them the manual. Or you could say "dammit Jim, I'm a nurse , not an engineer!"

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19 hours ago, k1p1ssk said:

I also wish adults would learn to check their home-life/PMS @ the door.

School nurses or others we work with?

Personally I keep it profesh.

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1 hour ago, tining said:

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School nurses or others we work with?

Personally I keep it profesh.

It is almost entirely teaching staff.

One teacher in particular seems to develop a need to know every little medical thing about her students, even if it has nothing to do with their time with her nor would it impact her teaching time, but only once a month or so...... A kiddo in her class has new orders for an PRN inhaler and the doc asked me to give it daily before lunch/recess this week only. The past couple of weeks have been crazy with care coordination, and I had no time to update her between when mom brought in the med and when it needed to be given, so I went to grab him from class so he didn't have to remember, and to update her. She flipped out, saying "Are you sure? I haven't heard anything about this! Why didn't you let me know sooner?" blah blah blah.

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2 pre-k students ran into each other in the gym bumping heads. After assesing the students I sent them back to class Teacher asked me to notify parent of one child, sure no problem I will let her know he will have a good knot and bruise but he is fine. Parent came and picked up child took him to dr ------------dr gave the all clear and said he could return to school. Parent called principal and complained that I was extremely calm when relaying this information to her and I should probably come a cross a little more hysterical if I want to get my point across.

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23 minutes ago, pennyeary said:

2 pre-k students ran into each other in the gym bumping heads. After assesing the students I sent them back to class Teacher asked me to notify parent of one child, sure no problem I will let her know he will have a good knot and bruise but he is fine. Parent came and picked up child took him to dr ------------dr gave the all clear and said he could return to school. Parent called principal and complained that I was extremely calm when relaying this information to her and I should probably come a cross a little more hysterical if I want to get my point across.

Cannot make this stuff up!!

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On 1/14/2020 at 12:02 PM, BiscuitRN said:

High schooler came in and reported symptom of "I feel like I'm being sucked to the ground like a vacuum. Like into a black hole." WUT.

I know that was annoying to you but that's a funny one. Maybe one day you'll look back and laugh at it. I would have said something like "did you take drugs? Because it sounds like you took drugs and maybe we need to get the dean involved" I'm sure that would have either made them suddenly feel better or, if they did take drugs, nervous and thus more so like they were being sucked into a black whole. ?

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2 hours ago, pennyeary said:

2 pre-k students ran into each other in the gym bumping heads. After assesing the students I sent them back to class Teacher asked me to notify parent of one child, sure no problem I will let her know he will have a good knot and bruise but he is fine. Parent came and picked up child took him to dr ------------dr gave the all clear and said he could return to school. Parent called principal and complained that I was extremely calm when relaying this information to her and I should probably come a cross a little more hysterical if I want to get my point across.

be sure to get a few sirens in the back ground too - for added drama!!

unreal!!

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1 hour ago, nursex23 said:

I know that was annoying to you but that's a funny one. Maybe one day you'll look back and laugh at it. I would have said something like "did you take drugs? Because it sounds like you took drugs and maybe we need to get the dean involved" I'm sure that would have either made them suddenly feel better or, if they did take drugs, nervous and thus more so like they were being sucked into a black whole. ?

Oh I do laugh about it. Next time I'll say "Did you take any drugs today? Wait let me write this down...student is having a psychedelic experience. Okay go on."

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