Someone ease my mind with this situation.....

I sent a substitute to the nurse office with two students. 1 was injured where he fell and bumped his head from what he told me and the other student saw what happened so I had the student who saw what happened... be my helper to escort the substitute to the nurse office...without a injury report( I am somewhat forgetful when it comes to the injury report because my main focus was on getting the student checked out and get first aid while I tend to the other students getting them settled and occupied.) So the substitute told me that the nurse was on the phone and he sent her back to class. So I assumed that things were fine I guess.....thinking maybe the boy(s) told office staff or nurse who their teachers are by last name and ask the student for their first name in order to look up their information on the school system under the teacher name. When a woman came into the classroom she told me that the boys said that they are in kindergarten and one only spoke Spanish but the adults didn't ask what is their teachers names. If they asked the boys what are their teachers name they would have said our names since they call us by our last names practically every day.

With that said....either I am going to take the student to the nurse knowing their name already and ask the secretary for the student ID when looking up their name or just remind myself to write down the information for the substitute to give to nurse. Like even the substitute teacher didn't ask me about a injury report....so we both were forgetful lol....Now with this experience I will engrave in my head that I will remember the injury report.

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HootyTheNightOwl

Surely at least one child could communicate what had happened to the injured boy??? I mean, someone told you what happened.

The injury report would have been ideal - but, even in the absence of the report, it shouldn't prevent the nurse from doing his job.

Let's be fair here, most school staff are only able to provide first aid until an ambulance arrives - and the nurse treated the injury as best as he could under the circumstances, since he determined the injury to not be severe enough to warrant the child's removal to hospital.

OpalFlower · 36-40, F

@HootyTheNightOwl One of the school staff was a bit ansty because apparenty they didn't get enough information ( the injury report) to find the student information to inform the parents. If only the nurse would of asked what is your teachers' name then they would of known what grade they are in both students know their own name because if they can say that they are in kindergarden which they were mistaken they are in pre kindergarden they should of asked who is your teacher and what is their first name ...then intercom the classroom to ask me to come into the office...while the substitute tends to the students(even though I felt uncomfortable leaving a old lady with the students).

HootyTheNightOwl

@OpalFlower Surely getting the child's details isn't that hard???

Makes sense to me that their name and age should be all that's required - or ask for the teacher who sent them, like you said.

If the issue was just a form, then you could have filled it in without leaving the room and just sent it to the nurse using the substitute teacher... that way she's not left to deal with your students while you take care of the matter at hand.

You never know, if they'd asked for the form then you might have had it done and ready to go by the time that she arrived in your room.

OpalFlower · 36-40, F

@HootyTheNightOwl Well one student spoke Spanish and knows somewhat English. The other student knows English. Even with that said they easily know their teacher's names. And all the students know one another's first names.

And right I could have filled it in without leaving the room and just sent it to the nurse by the substitute but it slipped my mind since I was tending to the other students.

Now if they intercom me saying that they needed the student information...I would of written one up and apologized to the substitute telling her that I forgot and would ask her if she can take the form/information to the nurse office. Even when the substitute came back saying the nurse sent her back because he was on the phone....I didn't even remember the injury report still. I guess today is forgetful Friday then Mistake Monday lol jk. I am somewhat thankful for this experience because now I won't forget.

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