When do you give up?

[BunnyBunnyBSNRN]

When do you give in? Seriously, when the same kid comes in for the 2nd day in a row with cold s/sx, no fever, no s/sx of infection - oh, and he's a FF (with a serious health condition - but doesn't FF for that). When do you just give in and call mom?

UPDATE:

Never mind, the teacher called mom after sent him back to class and mom came and got him.

I'm just feeling frustrated and defeated today.

[amoLucia]

post traumatic whineitis

[BunnyBunnyBSNRN, ASN, BSN]

Acute pretenditis

[JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN]

Back into the fold after Feb break here in the Northeast.

I suppose I'm a "hard-butt" because I have some MS FF that will see 3+ times a day with symptoms that do not warrant a dismissal home and I do not call home or let them call home. Because some of these parents will come anytime their child calls, and the child will not complete any make-up work, and the student will continue failing class(es). I have an awesome principal I check in about these students so we stay on the same page. I have sent "seen in the nurse's office" notes home if needed.

I have, however, called a parent after sending the kid up to class as an FYI for some kids. A, what I call, "check-in call/FYI" call. Rarely does the parent come and get their child when I do this, but often they appreciate the call and I have built some great relationships with a few parents of FF students. I tell the student I'm calling after I send them back to class and if they reappear asking "did you talk to my mom/dad," I can say, "yes, and he/she thinks you will be okay until the end of the day." Visits will stop after that.

[NanaPoo]

Don'tcha hate it when you have the student call home for a good butt chewin' and instead your student totally starts crying and begging, "please, just come pick me up?? Please??"

[Flare, ASN, BSN]

i can often see those tears welling up as a dial. I sometimes preface putting the phone to speaker by telling the parent that their kiddo is calm and explain they symptoms they report to me. And as expected the second they get on the phone it's .

I have had plenty of times that the parent took that bait, left work, came for their distressed child (who is happy as a clam once they know someone is coming) and then the parent CALLS me the next day to complain that their child was fine. Yes... this was explained to you. You were supposed to tell junior to buck up and go back to class. You got played.

[NurseBeans, BSN, MSN, RN]

LOL. There have been times I didn't even finish my sentence and the parent says "omg I'll come get them!". Click. Dialtone.

Ok then. What if I had been calling to talk to you about a failed vision or hearing screening? Or that their inhaler was getting ready to expire and to remind you to fill the script?

People.

[cooties_are_real]

Each time I read the title of this thread "When to you give up.." this pops through my head

[Farawyn]

2. I just can't.

[FloridaBeagle]

3X. Most FF's come twice, rarely 3X. If I see a someone for the 3rd time, even with no signs or symptoms, usually I find out the next day that they have strep, the flu, or were in the ER for a 102 fever that hit at dinnertime.