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?

Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
This is very sweet, unfortunately, she is at that age where she doesn't believe in the tooth fairy.

She's in fifth grade.

I still joke about the tooth fairy. They laugh it off and tell me their parents still give them quarters for them.

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Specializes in pediatrics, school nursing.

I had a minor panic attack this morning when a first grader came to my office with the most jaundiced skin I've ever seen on anyone in my life.... turns out she was trying her halloween costume on last night, which involves copious amounts of yellow face paint.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
I still joke about the tooth fairy. They laugh it off and tell me their parents still give them quarters for them.

My school give $5 on average, some get $20.

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I still print up a form letter to the Tooth Fairy for such occasions. It says, "Dear Tooth Fairy. Little Darlin's tooth came out at school today but she lost it. I know you'll understand." "Sincerely, OldDude, School Nurse..." and I tell them to give the letter to their parent to put under their pillow that night.

My son lost his first tooth down the drain while brushing his teeth. We left a note for the tooth fairy too :)

The next time, he also left a note, specifically asking for $6 and then he drew 6 $1 bills :haha:

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My son lost his first tooth down the drain while brushing his teeth. We left a note for the tooth fairy too :)

The next time, he also left a note, specifically asking for $6 and then he drew 6 $1 bills :haha:

My daughter never believed in the Tooth Fairy (and the Easter Bunny is ridiculous). She asked maple bacon donuts and I happily complied.

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Specializes in School nursing.

Today while I was checking with a student coming off a panic attack in our main office, I had a student come in, interrupt use because she was sent down after supergluing her finger together.

I probably did not use my nicest tone when I told that student I was helping another student, super glue is not an emergency, and she can visit me a little bit if she can't get them unstuck.

I didn't see her again.

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So....this was the end of last year, but a 4th grade teacher sent me a kid with her school bag because the bag was full of roaches.

This year I have had so many "facepalm" moments. I do have 2 that stick out. The kid that couldn't sneeze (6th grader). When I asked her to elaborate, she informed me that she was worried because she hasn't sneezed in weeks and all the other kids have been sneezing at school. The other one was a kid with blurry vision (8th grader) came with a note that said "blurry vision" and an escort. When I asked her to elaborate, she informed me that she forgot her glasses at home and was trying to ask the teacher to let her sit closer to the board.

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Today a first grader was in tears first thing in the morning (and I have a rule that you must go to your room first unless body fluids are actively spilling from your body. Icky fluids, not tears.)

"I...was...squished...on...the...bus."

Tragic but not something I can fix. She was re-inflated when I saw her.

I said something about going to her room where she had her very own chair and would be fine.

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
My school give $5 on average, some get $20.

Yeah that's seems right. I do tell them if they get a million dollars for them, to remember me, that if they buy me a new car, I'll give them a get out of school free card. #IScratchYourBackYouScratchMine

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