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Hey all! I just finished my OB course and clinical and I love L&D, I have worked peds for 10 years in and out patient as an MA, and thought I would continue in pediatrics, but woah did I love L&D. How can I prepare myself (and my resume) to...

The unit I really would like to work on I had my clinicals on, and my clinical instructor works there. I am working on getting shadowing opportunities arranged on L&D units in my area as well. I'll take that class, and I did join AWHONN as a stu...

The hospital here nurses will have a cord clamp on their lanyard to hold other items to their lanyard if needed (rings, etc).

Okay, let me start by stating that I am opposed to lice exclusions from school. I understand the many problems with such policies and have stated them many times. Our district has a no live lice policy. Students found to have lice are to be sent home...

It is a budgeting issue. Many of the systems like this utilize well trained Medical Assistants with nurses supervising the district. Akron Children's, Nationwide, and at least one hospital in Texas that I know of follow this model. This model allows ...

I have the number written on each day on my wall calendar. There is a poster in the teacher lounge that has the "big" things from the year, new teacher, retirees, news events, school news events etc. It is a long held tradition here (20 years).

Does it require a physician order? What time is the order for? Here in my district I am not in the building until school has been in session for an hour. this cuts down on AM meds because there is no one to administer anything at the appropriate time...

You know where the coach can get fabric bandaids? THE DOLLAR STORE

It's semester one, day one. Class starts at 1715. Self care needs and Health Assessment this term. It's really happening.

My independent students (at the Middle School level) don't come to me unless there is a problem, usually with their pump or site, which requires a call home anyway. The local children's hospital sets independence as a goal. Once a doc signs that they...

I am sure they would be on board, but honestly it seems like class discrimination. This is one of the poorest families in the district, the kids are more or less raising themselves, and they are already on the truancy list because they are responsibl...

Administration is aware. We would leave her messages. We start break with a half day on Thursday.

I ended up with the grades is expected! Now I have 4 weeks off, 2 of which i'm on break from here, too!

Tonight is my last final of the semester! It is looking like an A and a B+ right now and im proud.

I like to say I am in the middle of a very scenic route. I have been a CMA for almost 10 years, most of them in primary care pediatrics. I returned to school for a Bachelor degree in Public Health with the intention of moving on to medical school, t...

I don't know how these kids celebrate Thanksgiving, but I have had a disproportionate # of pukers today. It's been a revolving door of stomach ache with a pounding headache and SA/HA and vomiting all day.

I've been using dental floss, but I just heard today that you can use a paper clip! It is probably a little more unattractive, but it allows for full use of the hinge.

Our contracts are for 5 hours, so I am here 830-130 (Students arrive at 7:20, school starts at 7:44, 2:35 is end of day). This is for the many, many districts the local children's hospital staffs. That said, secretaries are trained in first aid and e...

Not work related, but a skeptics podcast I listen to is investigating urine therapy. Which is when you drink your own urine to heal your body. I have gagged. Mouth stuff always grosses me out, though. i would not have been much help to that kid.

I don't know why they are mad at you, they need to bring that up to the school board or whatever governing body runs your school (it's charter, right?)

But you guys are basically my coworkers, and I need somewhere to talk this out. So as many of you know I am in Nursing School, classes start in 9 days and clinicals start the week after. So many of the women in my cohort are being a little overly dr...

First day of lecture went well, I am up to my eye balls in readings and videos, but plugging away so i don't get behind. It was rough being out so late, but I'm sure I'll adjust. Also, my lecture teacher looks like Maya Rudolph. The comedian.

I am not able to do anything during school days UNLESS my district is off and my son's is not. However, I typically just enjoy my time alone, lol. The trade off is that I am home when he gets home, I can help with homework, eat dinner as a family, wa...

If you have discharge that returns quickly after wiping away you get sent home to see the Dr, can return on antibiotics for 24 hours. That said, teachers can be trusted to be more vigilant about handwashing, so unless the discharge is so abundant tha...

We have a supply closet in the office where tissue surplus ends up, that's where I get good tissues from.