Weird reasons to come to school nurse?

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Had a girl that got sent to met today because she had gum on her shoe....:bored::blink:

What have you guys gotten so far?

Had one come down because their arm just started hurting. Didn't bump, hit, bang, breathe on it at all. Was just sitting in class and it started hurting. Asked them to describe the pain...

LD: "well, it doesn't hurt anymore. I just needed to tell you."

Me: cool. cool. "Ok, well you can go back to class now...."

LD: "....but, but, I feel like I have an ant bite on my hand" *pinches palm* "and the top of my foot....."

Me: "Yeah ant bites can be really annoying sometimes, especially on the top of your foot, but there's not much for me to do to fix it...."

LD: "uuuuuuggggghhhhhhh....this school is going to be the death of me!"

Me:

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A teacher once asked me to talk to a 12 year old student about masturbating in class. Uh, definitely NOT a medical issue.

You win, Kidz.

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Specializes in Med/Surg/Infection Control/Geriatrics.

That's hilarious!

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1st grader "I have this really bad cut and keeps bleeding" points to 1cm red on leg

Me: buddy, that's pizza sauce

1st: "So, no bandaid?" looks all sad and leaves :(

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Specializes in NICU.
"My head hurts because my braids are too tight"

This one I can feel for the child.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Home Health.
I drew the line at dog poop on a shoe. Not cleaning that.

A teacher once asked me to talk to a 12 year old student about masturbating in class. Uh, definitely NOT a medical issue.

GROSS! and..... awkward. lol

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Specializes in School Nursing, Home Health.
1st grader "I have this really bad cut and keeps bleeding" points to 1cm red on leg

Me: buddy, that's pizza sauce

1st: "So, no bandaid?" looks all sad and leaves :(

Hahahah awwww. Little ones are cute. But I can't deal with them in the schools setting. haha

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Specializes in School Nursing, Home Health.

Today I called a teacher to thank them for NOT sending down a student who had punched a wall. He just sent the student aid to come ask for an ice pack. I was glad because I already had two different puking kids.

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Specializes in Emergency Medicine, Women's Health,School Nursing.

I had one sent to me by her teacher because there was a spider in her bookbag...umm I don't do spiders...I told her to put her book back outside and leave it open or take it back to class

I also had a student sent to me because she got slime in her hair...

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Specializes in pediatrics, School LVN.

"My head hurts because my braids are too tight"

I got that one on the first day as well.

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Specializes in School Nurse.

I had more fun ones when I was an elementary school nurse. I did actually get a "my feet hurt" kid come in. "Well, child, you're shoes are on the wrong feet."

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Specializes in Pedi.

My favorite one ever from when I was working at the school per diem (high school) was the kid who came and said "my nose hurts when I do this" then basically punched himself in the nose. I told him to stop doing that and go back to class.

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